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Front Row ( From Left to Right): Kylee Arbuckle, Lauren Tieche, Sara Parr, Caroline Blackshear, Paige Stawicki, Morgan Justiss, Megan Southam, Madi Berger, Erica Webb Second Row (From Left to Right): Abby Brown, Heather Ham, Sarah Novak, Lauren Garmon, Sydney Crenshaw, Olivia Gaude, Morgan Beavers, Leylan Gleeson, Heather Schmidt, Jessica Dencker, Brittany Lynch, Laura Malone Third Row (From Left to Right): Emily van der Walde, Allie Harbert, Claudia Spreng, Ali Haupt, Jane Sutcliff, Charley Thiel, Ashlin Liedberg, Ashlyn Perry, Rachel Kolb, Kendall Fately, Katherine LoChiatto, Emily DuPont Fourth Row (From Left to Right): Jordan Heithold, Caroline Johnson, Madison Beasley, Taylor Davis, Stephanie Edman, Liza Finsness, Savannah Scott, Sydney Beasley, Mikailla Waltos, Caroline Robinson, Meg O’Mara, Vanessa Gillette Fifth Row (From Left to Right): Vanessa McCarthy, Kaitlyn Timblin, Taylor Carman, Carissa Duvall, Grace Porter, Agne Stoskute, Payton Anderson, Bailey Anderson, Sara Hunt, Lindsey Cheek, Meghan Flanagan, Emma Schauder Sixth Row (From Left to Right): McKenzie Lantz, Kyndall Harper, Kelly Skoglund, Eva Marcelis, Addyson Cord, Sarah Bass, Ashlyn Lawrence, Sammie Johnson, Liza Goodlett, Caitlyn Francis Top Row (From Left to Right): Anish Patel, Lisa Anderson, Meghan Boenig, Mary Meneely, Abby O’Mara, Jennifer Futter
2014-15 Georgia Equestrian Senior Class
Front Row (From Left to Right): Sara Parr, Paige Stawicki, Meghan Southam, Madi Berger, Erica Webb Back Row (From Left to Right): Lauren Tieche, Caroline Blackshear, Kylee Arbuckle, Morgan Justiss
GEORGIA EQUESTRIAN Table of Contents General Information Table of Contents...................................................................................1 Media Policies.......................................................................................1 The Southeastern Conference...............................................................2 University of Georgia President Jere Morehead...................................2 Director of Athletics Greg McGarity......................................................3 Athletic Association Administration......................................................3 2014-15 Season Outlook........................................................................5 Head Coach Meghan Boenig...............................................................15 Assistant Coaches...............................................................................16 Support Staff........................................................................................17 2014-15 Season Recap........................................................................20 UGA Equestrian Complex.....................................................................14 University of Georgia.............................................36-Inside Back Cover Schedule................................................................................Back Cover The Team Roster.....................................................................................................4 Rider Biographies............................................................................. 6-13 Horses............................................................................................ 18-19
MEDIA POLICIES AND PROCEDURES Gameday Media Services The sports communications office provides rosters, lineups and timing sheets before each home competition. Results will be distributed following each home meet. Meet Coverage While we do not credential for home meets, please contact Jen Galas or Becca Haaland in the sports communications office if you plan to cover a home meet. Interviews Georgia coaches and student-athletes are available for interviews by request following each home meet. Midweek and non-gameday interviews are arranged by request and occur following practice. Please submit requests 24 hours in advance. Phone interviews can also be arranged. Please contact Jen Galas in the sports communications office by phone at 706.542.7965 or by email at jgalas@sports.uga.edu.
NCEA Equestrian About NCEA Equestrian................................................................. 27-28 About SEC Equestrian..........................................................................29 NCEA and SEC Championship History.................................................29
GTV GTV is your source for news and information on the Georgia Bulldogs. Video and audio broadcasts for many meets are available through GTV at www.georgiadogs.com. Highlights for each home meet are also available through GTV.
Program History Year-by-Year Results...................................................................... 23-24 Top All-Time Finishes..................................................................... 25-26 Honors and Awards..............................................................................30 All-Time Roster....................................................................................31
www.georgiadogs.com Georgiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s official athletics website is www.georgiadogs.com. The site serves as the front door to the Bulldog experience. The website also serves as a link between the Georgia Athletic Association, members of the media and the Bulldog nation.
Georgia Equestrian NCEA National Championship............................................. ................................................................... 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014
In addition to game recaps www.georgiadogs.com is also the source for up-to-date stats, notes, rosters, player and coach bios, and historical data.
Georgia Equestrian NCEA Reserve Championships............................................ ....................................................................................... 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013 Southern Equestrian Championships................................................................... ................................................................... 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Credits: The 2014-15 Georgia equestrian media guide was written, designed and edited by Jen Blackwell Galas and Becca Haaland using Adobe InDesign CS6 and Adobe Photoshop CS6. Photography: Dan Evans, Leonard Isbell, Phillip Faulkner, John Kelley, Wes Blankenship, Evan Stichler, Lauren Shamon, Madi Berger, UGA Sports Communications, UGA Public Affairs and others Special Thanks: Special thanks to the Georgia equestrian coaching staff, the Georgia sports communications staff and sports communications student assistants. Printing: Ebsco Media - Birmingham, Ala.
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Live Scoring The University of Georgia sports communications staff provides live scoring of all home meets on www.georgiadogs.com. The scores posted are unofficial until the final ride of the day has been completed and all scored have been verified by officials. For away competitions, fans and members of the media are encouraged to follow @UGAequestrian on Twitter, as it provides the most up-to-date information as the meets progress. Southeastern Conference Media Information SEC statistics, schedules and other information are available on the conferenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s official website www.SECsports.com. The SEC media relations contact for equestrian is Sean Cartell (scartell@sec.org).
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1
GEORGIA EQUESTRIAN Mission Statement The SEC’s mission statement reflects the priorities of the league. “The purpose of the Southeastern Conference is to assist its member institutions in the maintenance of programs of intercollegiate athletics which are compatible with the highest standards of education and competitive sports.” The Standard of Excellence The Southeastern Conference, with its storied 81-year history of athletic achievements and academic excellence, has built perhaps the greatest tradition of intercollegiate competition of any league in the country since its inception in 1933. The 2013-14 academic year was another season to remember for the SEC as conference teams captured seven national titles and six national runner-up finishes. The SEC has won consecutive national championships in equestrian, men’s golf, gymnastics and women’s swimming and diving. Since 1990, the SEC has won 163 team national championships for an average of more than six per year. Florida’s second consecutive gymnastics national title was the fourth straight for the league and 198th overall. The Georgia equestrian team brought home the national title marking the 13th consecutive year that a team currently in the SEC captured the title. Alabama won its second consecutive national championship in the sport of men’s golf. Georgia’s women’s swimming team captured its sixth national title and second in a row. The Florida softball team prevailed in an all SEC final to win its first championship and second for the league. Texas A&M won the league’s 18th championship in women’s outdoor track & field. Vanderbilt won the baseball title, the league’s fourth in the last six years. Overall, the SEC finished in the top two in nine of its 21 sponsored sports and in the top five in 13 of the 21 sports. Ten SEC teams participated in football postseason bowls with Auburn participating in the BCS Championship. Three men’s basketball teams were invited to the NCAA Tournament and eight women’s basketball teams were also invited to the NCAA Tournament. The SEC had 10 teams advance to postseason play in baseball with Ole Miss and Vanderbilt advancing to the College World Series. With 178 teams advancing to NCAA postseason competition, the SEC continued to solidify its place as the nation’s premier conference. In addition to the seven team championships, 71 SEC student-athletes garnered individual national championships, while 555 individuals were awarded with First-Team All-America Honors. Student-athletes around the league continued to excel in the classroom as well with more than 3,100 earning recognition on the SEC Academic Honor Roll. On the national all-sport level, all 14 SEC schools placed in the top 55 of the NACDA Director’s Cup rankings. Florida led the league with a second-place finish. Texas A&M placed 10th while Kentucky was 11th; Georgia finished 16th, Alabama 17th, LSU 24th, Arkansas 28th, Auburn 34th, South Carolina 35th, Tennessee 40th, Vanderbilt 45th, Missouri 46th, Mississippi State 52nd and Ole Miss 54th.
2 THE SEC AND ADMINISTRATION
Jere W. Morehead University President Jere W. Morehead became the University of Georgia’s 22nd president on July 1, 2013, having previously served as UGA’s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost since 2010. President Morehead’s career covers a wide range of faculty and administrative roles. Prior to 2010, he served UGA in several key administrative assignments, including vice president for instruction, vice provost for academic affairs, associate provost and director of the Honors Program, and acting executive director of legal affairs. From 2003 to 2010, he served as the University’s Faculty Athletics Representative. As UGA President, he also serves as chair of the Georgia Athletic Association Board of Directors, chair of the UGA Research Foundation, a UGA Foundation trustee and a UGA Real Estate Foundation trustee. He has been appointed to a one-year term on the Committee of Research Intensive Public Universities by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, and is included in Georgia Trend’s 2014 Most Influential list. President Morehead is the Meigs Professor of Legal Studies in the Terry College of Business, where he has held a faculty appointment since 1986. He is a co-author of several books and book chapters, including The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, and he has published scholarly articles on legal topics ranging from export controls to jury selection. He has served as editor-in-chief of the American Business Law Journal and previously held several other editorial board positions with the ABLJ. He directed the UGA Law School’s Advocacy Program from 1986 to 1995 at a time when the moot court teams he coached won international, national, regional and state championships. In 1995, he served as a visiting professor of business law at the University of Michigan. President Morehead has received several University-wide teaching awards, including the Josiah Meigs Award — UGA’s highest honor for teaching excellence — the Richard B. Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the Teacher of the Year Award in the Terry College of Business, and the Lothar Tresp Outstanding Honors Professor Award. Morehead is a native of Lakeland, Florida. He moved with his family to Atlanta as a teenager, and enrolled at Georgia State University after graduating from high school at the age of 16. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1977. He entered the University of Georgia School of Law in 1977, where he graduated with a juris doctor degree at the age of 23 in 1980. After graduation, he served as an assistant United States attorney with the Department of Justice from 1980 to 1986. He is the first alumnus of UGA to be named president since Dr. Fred Davison in 1967.
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GEORGIA EQUESTRIAN Greg McGarity J. Reid Parker Director Of Athletics
Georgia Senior Staff
Athens native and University of Georgia graduate Greg McGarity was named Director of Athletics at UGA on August 13, 2010, after serving 18 years in the athletic department at the University of Florida. Since that time, McGarity has injected a program of imagination and innovation into the Georgia Athletic Association with emphasis on exploring new ideas and initiatives designed to move the organization forward in all areas of competition, academics, and service. Among the many initiatives are implementation of a nutrition program for all sports, greater emphasis on customer service as well as community service, scoreboard upgrades enhancing the in-game experience for guests and patrons in all sports, and development of leadership programs fostering staff development. In addition, he has encouraged the experimentation of new ideas such as moving volleyball competition to Stegeman Coliseum and helping bring a sold-out concert (Jason Aldean, 65,000) to Sanford Stadium for the first time in stadium history. He was also instrumental in development and implementation along with Nike of a new brand identity program which brings consistency in use of colors, logos, lettering and numerals to Georgia sports teams. He was named recipient of the 2013 Tom Osborne Award presented by the Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitians Association (CPSDA) for special achievement and contributions to advanced-practice sports nutrition. McGarity was appointed as the athletic director’s representative to the SEC Executive Committee in 2013. A 1976 graduate of UGA’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, McGarity is a 2012 inductee into the Grady Fellowship, a recognition program to honor those whose influence, achievements and service to the media professions have enhanced the reputation of the Grady College. He was also appointed in 2012 to the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee, a position he will hold through 2016. McGarity oversees a 21-sport athletics program supported by a budget of $99 million. Since becoming Director of Athletics, Georgia teams have won national championships in women’s swimming and diving (2013 and `14) and equestrian (2014) and SEC championships in men’s tennis (2011, ‘13, and ‘14), women’s tennis (2013), women’s tennis SEC Tournament (‘14), women’s swimming and diving (2011, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14), men’s tennis SEC Tournament (2012 and `13), and two SEC eastern division titles in football (2011 and 2012). During that time 18 different Georgia teams have been ranked in the nation’s top 20 and 10 in the top ten. Georgia’s standing in the Learfield Director’s Cup, which annually measures athletic teams success in NCAA championships, has improved from 20th in 2011 to 10th in 2013. At UF, he served as Executive Associate Athletic Director after serving as both an associate and senior associate athletic director during his tenure. His duties at Florida included assisting the athletic director in daily operations of the department, assisting in preparation and approval of the annual budget and extensive involvement in long-term planning, contracts, competition scheduling and employment searches, among other areas. McGarity was involved in the planning and supervision of several construction projects, including the expansion of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and the William Heavener Football Complex.
David E. Shipley Faculty Athletics Representative
Glada Horvat
Frank Crumley
Executive Associate AD/ Financial Operations
Jim Booz
Carla Williams
Executive Associate AD
Ron Courson
Claude Felton
Senior Associate AD/ Sports Communications
Alan Thomas
Senior Associate AD/ Academics & Eligibility
Senior Associate AD/ Compliance
Senior Associate AD/ Sports Medicine
Associate AD/ External Operations
Ted White
Matt Brachowski
Associate AD/ Academic Services
Associate AD/ Event Management
Tim Cearley
Charles Whittemore
Associate AD/ Ticket Operations
Assistant AD/ Facilities
Steve Flippen
Rhonda Kilpatrick
Steve Bryant
Stephanie Ransom Assistant AD/ Business Operations
Assistant AD/ Compliance
Assistant AD/ Academics and Eligibility
Assistant AD/ Sports Medicine
McGarity was a letterman on the 1973 Bulldog tennis team and following graduation began his professional career at UGA. After serving as a student assistant from 1973-77, he held positions as assistant sports information director and head women’s tennis coach (1977-82), administrative assistant (1982-88), and assistant athletic director for facilities and event management (1988-92). McGarity is married to the former Sheryl Holland, who graduated from UGA in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science degree in education. They have one son, Alex, a graduate of the University of Florida and the University of Georgia.
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John Bateman Assistant AD/ Marketing
Emily Dietz Assistant AD/ Promotions
Mark Slonaker Executive Director Bulldog Club
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GEORGIA EQUESTRIAN
Name Bailey Anderson Payton Anderson Kylee Arbuckle Sarah Bass Madison Beasley Sydney Beasley Morgan Beavers Madi Berger Caroline Blackshear Abby Brown Taylor Carman Lindsey Cheek Addyson Cord Sydney Crenshaw Taylor Davis Jessica Dencker Emily DuPont Carissa Duvall Stephanie Edman Kendall Fately Liza Finsness Meghan Flanagan Lauren Garmon Olivia Gaude Vanessa Gillette Leylan Gleeson Liza Goodlett Heather Ham Allie Harbert Kyndall Harper Ali Haupt Jordan Heithold Sara Hunt Caroline Johnson Sammie Johnson Morgan Justiss Rachel Kolb Ashlyn Lawrence Ashlin Liedberg Katherine LoChiatto Brittany Lynch Laura Malone Eva Marcelis Vanessa McCarthy Sarah Novak Meg O’Mara Sara Parr Ashlyn Perry Grace Porter Caroline Robinson Emma Schauder Heather Schmidt Savannah Scott Kelly Skoglund Megan Southam Claudia Spreng Paige Stawicki Agne Stoskute Jane Sutcliff Kelsey Thatcher Charley Thiel Lauren Tieche Kaitlyn Timblin Emily van der Walde Mikailla Waltos Erica Webb
4 ROSTER
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Height 5-5 5-8 5-6 5-3 5-11 5-5 5-5 6-0 5-3 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-11 5-5 5-3 5-5 5-6 5-9 5-7 5-6 5-6 5-4 5-6 5-5 5-2 5-5 5-8 5-4 5-5 5-6 5-3 5-3 5-8 5-7 5-7 5-5 5-6 5-8 5-4 5-7 5-8 5-2 5-8 5-4 5-5 5-11 5-10 5-2 5-1 5-11 5-7 5-11 5-8 5-6 5-11 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-6 5-3 5-6 5-1 5-6 5-9 5-6 5-7
Year Hometown (High School) Fr. Fort Worth, Texas (All Saints Episcopal) Fr. Monroe, Wash. (Monroe) Sr. Torrance, Calif. (South Torrance) Fr. Raleigh, N.C. (Sanderson) So. Alpharetta, Ga. (Marist School) So. Hopkins, S.C. (Hammond Upper School) Jr. Gainesville, Ga. (Lakeview Academy) Sr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Pine Crest School) Sr. St. Simons Island, Ga. (Glynn Academy) Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Alpharetta) Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Laurel Springs School) So. Brunswick, Ga. (Glynn Academy) Fr. Loomis, Calif. (Del Oro) Jr. Woodstock, Ga. (The King’s Academy) Sr. Newborn, Ga. (Eastside) Jr. Newburgh, N.Y. (Newburgh Free Academy) Jr. Wilmington, Del. (Tower Hill School) Fr. Acworth, Ga. (Cobb Christian) Fr. Milton, Ga. (Veritas Classcial School) Jr. Basking Ridge, N.J. (Ridge) So. Wellington, Fla. (Saint Andrew’s School) Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (St. Pius X Catholic) Jr. Duluth, Ga. (Norcross) Jr. Conyers, Ga. (St. Pius X Catholic) So. Largo, Fla. (St. Petersburg) Jr. Moreland Hills, Ohio (Orange) Fr. Spartanburg, S.C. (Spartanburg) Jr. McDonough, Ga. (Union Grove) So. Orlando, Fla. (Edgewater) Fr. St. Augustine, Fla (St. Augustine) So. Plainview, N.Y. (POB-JFK) Fr. Townville, S.C. (Laurel Springs) So. Watkinsville, Ga. (Oconee County) Fr. Grafton, Mass. (St. Peter Marian Central) Fr. Bridgeport, W.Va. (Bridgeport) Sr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Alpharetta) Jr. Lebanon, Ohio (Kings) Fr. Albuquerque, N.M. (Bosque) Jr. Lexington, Ga. (Oglethorpe County) Jr. Lincoln, Mass. (Lincoln Sudbury Regional) Jr. Monroe, Ga. (Walnut Grove) Jr. Mendota Heights, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall/ Connections Aca.) Fr. Seattle, Wash. (Holy Names Aca.) Fr. Sea Girt, N.J. (Manasquan) Jr. McDonough, Ga. (Union Grove) So. Rumson, N.J. (Rumson Fair Haven Regional) Sr. Social Circle, Ga. (Social Circle) Jr. McDonough, Ga. (Eagles Landing Christian Aca.) Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Marist School) So. Columbus, Ohio (Upper Arlington) So. Greenwich, Conn. (Greenwich) Jr. Bettendorf, Iowa (Bettendorf) So. Issaquah, Wash. (Bellevue Christian) Fr. Tualatin, Ore. (Tualatin) Sr. North Vancouver, BC, Canada (Walnut Grove Secondary) So. New Smyrna Beach, Fla. (Spruce Creek) Sr. Argyle, Texas (Argyle) So. St. Charles, Ill. (St. Charles East) So. Milton, Ga. (Milton) Sr. Bluffdale, Utah (Keystone) So. Dublin, Ohio (Dublin Coffman) Sr. Ocala, Fla. (Forest) Fr. Budd Lake, N.J. (Mount Olive) Sr. Ann Harbor, Mich. (Greenhills School) So. Portland, Ore. (Jesuit) Sr. Rome, Ga. (Woodland)
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GEORGIA EQUESTRIAN
2014-15 Georgia Equestrian Building a Tradition, Leaving a Legacy
The 2014 NCEA National Champion Georgia equestrian team looks to continue its dominating ways in the 2014-15 campaign. After finishing with a 9-3 dual-meet record including a 4-2 mark in Southeastern Conference play, the Bulldogs captured the program’s sixth national title. This year’s roster includes several All-American and AllSEC selections, as well as a freshman class that bring impressive resumes with them, adding depth to the Georgia lineup. “This will be a challenging season as we are defending a national championship title,” head coach Meghan Boenig said. “In addition to having a target on our backs, we have tough non-conference and SEC schedule. We must focus on the process and use each day to get better. I am confident in the leadership of our senior class and the depth and talent of our returners and freshman. Continuing to search for ways to be better and strive for excellence will be key for this team. It is important for us to set the bar high for ourselves and fulfill the tradition and legacy that is the Georgia Way.” The schedule includes 12 regular-season competitions, including six against Southeastern Conference teams. The schedule also includes a pair of scrimmages, including one against Alabama.
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The 2014-15 SEC Championship will be held March 26-28 and hosted by Texas A&M in College Station, Texas. The season will conclude April 15-18 at the NCEA Championship in Waco, Texas. Hunt Seat The Hunt Seat squad returns several familiar faces to the arena. First Team NCEA All-American selection in Equitation on the Flat and Second Team selection in Equitation Over Fences Liza Finsness will be back in action for Georgia. Finsness posted a Flat record of 13-4, a record of 10-4-1 in Fences and led the team in MVPs with 10. Finsness was also named as the SEC Rider of the Year in Equitation on the Flat and SEC Freshman of the Year in Flat and Fences. Meg O’Mara returns after earning a spot on the SEC All-Freshman team with a 6-3 record in Fences and 5-1 record on the Flat. O’Mara earned two MVPs on the season and went undefeated at the 2014 Southeastern Conference Championship. Kylee Arbuckle and Megan Southam return for their senior season after combining for a total of 17 wins and five MVPs last season. Leylan Gleeson and Emma Schauder will return after combining for seven appearances in the 2013-14 season.
Western In Horsemanship, Heather Schmidt returns to action after being named as a Second Team NCEA All-American. Schmidt posted a 10-7 record with a team-best three MVPs last season. NCEA Honorable Mention Rachel Kolb will be back after going 8-4-2 with two MVPs and posting a season high score of 76.5. All-SEC team members Paige Stawicki and Sara Parr return after going 10-5-2 and 10-4-3 respectively. Vanessa Gillette looks to make an impact for the team after competing in two meets during her rookie season. Veteran Lauren Tieche, who went 11-5-1 with two MVPs last season, leads the Reining squad. Tieche went undefeated at the NCEA Championship and was also named Reserve Champion at the NRHA Derby Collegiate Challenge. SEC Freshman of the Year Charley Thiel returns after posting 7 wins with an MVP honor along with SEC-All Freshman Claudia Spreng, who owned a 4-2 record. Other returners for Georgia include Lauren Garmon and Caroline Blackshear who totaled eight wins last season. Caroline Robinson and Lindsey Cheek also saw time in the arena during their rookie seasons with a joint seven appearances.
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GEORGIA EQUESTRIAN Returners
Kylee Arbuckle
Kylee Arbuckle
5-6 • Hunt Seat • Senior Torrance, Calif. born November 22, 1993…the daughter of John and Christy Arbuckle…2013-14: named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…earned First Team NCEA Academic Honors…named the SEC Flat Rider of the Month in March…competed in 17 meets in equitation on the flat…finished with a 9-8 record on the flat… earned two MVPs in equitation on the flat…earned her second-highest score of the season with an 83 against Texas A&M…had a five-meet win streak on the flat that included and MVP-winning score of 83 against South Carolina…scored a season-best and MVP-winning score of 92 against New Mexico State… went 2-1 at the NCEA Championship with scores of 80.5 against Baylor and 79 against Oklahoma State… competed in 16 meets in equitation over fences… finished with a 7-8-1 record over fences…earned one MVP honor in the event…posted a score of 85 came against Fresno State in the first meet of the season… recorded a season-high score of 88 against Texas A&M…earned MVP honors with an 86-81 win against Kansas State…2012-13: named to the NCEA Academic Team…named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…was an All-SEC selection…competed in both equitation on the flat and equitation over fences…finished with an 8-5 record in Equitation on the Flat…earned two MVP honors in Equitation on the Flat…season-best score was a MVP-winning 91 at Texas A&M…scored a 90 against Auburn on the way to MVP honors… rode to a score of 78 against Texas A&M…posted a score of 85 against Delaware State…went 1-1 at the SEC Championships…finished with a 2-0 record at the NCEA Championships with wins over SMU and South Carolina…earned a 6-5 record in Equitation Over Fences…earned one MVP honor…season-high score of 89 came with an MVP-wining ride at Texas A&M… scored an 81 against Texas A&M and Fresno State… went 1-1 at the SEC Championships…2011-12: named an All-American Honorable Mention in Equitation on the Flat…named to the NCEA Academic Team…earned two MVPs…won 70 percent of her rides in Equitation on the Flat with a 7-3 record…season-best score of 82 came against South Carolina in the Southern Equestrian Championship…went 8-5 in Over Fences…went 2-1 over fences at the NCEA National Championship… scored an 86 against Kansas State…averaged 83.5 against South Carolina in the Southern Equestrian Championship and against Oklahoma State at the NCEA National Championship…Other: Equestrian Concierge Equitation Classic at HMI Equestrian Classic champion…competed at the 2011 Maclay National Finals…finished in the Top 15 at the 2011 West Regional Final of the ASPCA Maclay Regionals…won the ASPCA Maclay Regional Medal Finals in 2010… finished second at the USEF Medal Regional Finals in 2010…came in 11th at the 2010 USEF Talent Search Finals-West…posted a second-place finish at the USEF Medal Finals Warm Up Class-PA National Horse Show in 2010…finished third at the 2010 Open Equitation at Capital Challenge Horse Show…had top-10 finishes at the USEF Talent Search Finals-West, CPHA Junior Finals, Zone 10 UESF Hunt Seat Medal Regionals in 2009…2008 Marshall and Sterling Children’s Medal Finals Champion…posted three top10 performances in 2009.
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NCEA Academic Honor Roll honors…scored a 67 for the Red Team in the Red and Black Scrimmage…2012-13: rode for the Black Team in the Red and Black Scrimmage, scoring a 70 in Horsemanship…Other: earned top ribbons at Children’s Hunters and Eq on the A Circuit.
Madi Berger
6-0 • Hunt Seat • Senior Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Madison Beasley
5-11 • Western • Sophomore Alpharetta, Ga. born April 26, 1995…the daughter of Rick and Trina Beasley…mother, Trina, is a Georgia alum…father, Rick, played golf at Ole Miss…2013-14: rode for the Red Team in the Red and Black Scrimmage, scoring a 68…named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll...Other: placed in the top 5 at the 2014 AQHYA World Show in Western Pleasure…named a finalist at the 2012 All American Quarter Horse Congress in Novice Youth 14-18 Western Horsemanship…named a finalist at NYATT 14-18 Western Horsemanship…finished fourth at the 2011 All American Quarter Horse Congress in Novice Youth 14-18 Western Horsemanship and in Novice Youth 14-18 Western Pleasure…named a semifinalist at the 2012 AQYHA Youth World Show in 14-18 Western Pleasure…earned a first place finish at the NSBA World Show…winner of multiple High Point and Circuit Championships at prestigious shows, such as the Georgia Big A, March to the Arch and Southern Bell.
Sydney Beasley
5-5 • Western • Sophomore Hopkins, S.C. born December 18, 1994…the daughter of Ken and Clara Beasley…2013-14: rode for the Black Team in the Red and Black Scrimmage…Other: owns multiple topfive and top-10 finishes at the PHBA-Y World Show… has multiple SCPEA Year End High Point awards… winner of multiple SCQHA all-circuit championships and 4H all-around championships…regional 4H show qualifier…qualified for the AQHA World Show… named the South Carolina AQHA Youth Rookie of the Year…2010 PHBA-Y Reserve World Champion in Youth Road Hack 14-18…2012 PHBA-Y World Champion in Youth Reining 14-18…finished third in Youth Showmanship 14-18 at PHBA-Y…competed in Youth Hunter in Hand Mares, Youth Road Hack 14-18 and Youth Reining at the 2013 PHBA-Y World Championship.
Morgan Beavers
5-5 • Hunt Seat • Junior Gainesville, Ga. born July 9, 1994…the daughter of Wade and Ree Beavers…father, Wade, is a UGA graduate…2013-14: named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…earned
born March 12, 1993…the daughter of James and Lisa Berger…recipient of the Ramsey Scholarship for Academic and Athletic Excellence…2013-14: named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…earned NCEA Academic Honor Roll honors…won a point for the Black Team in Equitation on the Flat with a score of 73 in the Red and Black Scrimmage…2012-13: name to the NCEA Academic Honor Roll… named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…presented the Rising Star Award by the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences department…competed in Over Fences for the Red Team in the Red and Black Scrimmage…2011-12: walked on to the UGA equestrian team…named to the SEC First Year Honor Roll…Made her Bulldog debut in the Red and Black Scrimmage where she rode to a score of 64 in Equitation on the Flat.
Caroline Blackshear 5-3 • Western • Senior St. Simons Island, Ga.
born July 5, 1992…the daughter of David and Allyson Blackshear…her grandmother, the late Virginia Stribling, was a UGA alumnus and a former Miss Pandora…2013-14: named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…appeared on the NCEA Academic Honor Roll…appeared in five meets…finished with a 3-2 record…posted a winning score of 69 against Delaware State in her first competition of the season…followed the performance with a seasonbest score of 71 and a win against UT-Martin… scored a 70.5 against New Mexico State…competed for the Bulldogs in the SEC Championship…2012-13: named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…competed in four meets for the Bulldogs…finished with a 1-3 record in Reining…winning ride of 69.5 came against South Carolina…season-best score of 70 came at Baylor…2011-12: made her Bulldog debut with a score of 64 in the Red and Black Scrimmage in Reining…Scored a 74 in her only competition of the season…Other: earned a third-place finish in the CRI competition at the 2010 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Derby in Oklahoma…bronze medal there earned her a berth in the North American Junior/Young Rider Championship in Lexington, Ky…earned a silver medal for team USA East in Lexington…was also at the top of her division in the Florida Reining Horse Association 14-18 for year-end points and ended up in the national Top 20 in for NRHYA in 2010.
Abby Brown
5-5 • Hunt Seat • Junior Alpharetta, Ga. born November 27, 1993…the daughter of Lamar Brown and Priscilla Johnson…2013-14: named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…scored a 78 in Equitation Over Fences at the Red and Black Scrimmage… Other: finished seventh at the J.D. Pounds Finals… earned a fifth-place finish at the Mini-Maclay… picked up a first-place and third-place finish at the Children’s Pony Classic.
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Lindsey Cheek
5-5 • Western • Sophomore Brunswick, Ga. born May 9, 1995…the daughter of Guy and Robyn Cheek, both of whom are Georgia alumni…2013-14: named to SEC All-Freshman team…made her Bulldog debut for the Black Team during the Red and Black Scrimmage…finished the season with a 0-4-2 record… posted a 72.5 against Fresno State in her first regularseason meet…recorded a season-best 73.5 against South Carolina…Other: named the 2010 Youth 14-18 Champion in the Florida Reining Horse Association… named the 2012 Reserve Champion in the Florida Reining Horse Association…a 2009 and 2012 affiliate competition qualifier in the Florida Reining Horse Association and Dixie Reining Horse Association… serves as the Vice President of the FRHyA.
Sydney Crenshaw 5-5 • Hunt Seat • Junior Woodstock, Ga.
born June 22, 1994…the daughter of Chris and Annette Crenshaw…2013-14: named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…earned NCEA Academic Honor Roll honors…rose to a score of 85 for the Black Team in the Red and Black Scrimmage…2012-13: named to the SEC First Year Honor Roll…scored a 90 in Equitation on the Flat for the Red Team in the Red and Black Scrimmage…Other: shown successfully on the AA circuit at WEF and around the Southeast… qualified and competed at the 2010, 2011 and 2012 USEF Medal Finals and the 2011 Maclay National Championship Finals…2012 WEF Reserve Champion in modified jumpers…won first two low jumper classes and first-ever 1.30 meter junior jumpers class in 2012…finished first and third in high schooling jumper and 10th in older large juniors for zone 4 in 2011… placed third in 2010 in GHJA regular member large junior hunters…earned a top-10 finish in younger large juniors for zone 4 in 2012…GHJA champion in low schooling jumper, high schooling jumper and children’s jumper in 2009…placed fourth in large pony hunters, sixth in regular member 12-14 equitation and sixth in regular member children’s jumper in 2009…2008 GHJA Champion in low schooling jumper…2008 GHJA Reserve Champion in high schooling jumper.
Taylor Davis
5-3 • Western • Senior Brunswick, Ga. born January 1, 1992...the daughter of David and
Caroline Blackshear
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Tracey Davis...2014-14: did not compete…2012-13: walked on to the team...scored a point for the Black Team in Horsemanship with a score of 72.5 in the Red and Black Scrimmage...Other: APHA World Champion in Horsemanship 13 and Under and Reserve World Champion in Equitation 13 and Under during her youth career.
Madi Berger
Jessica Dencker
5-5 • Hunt Seat • Junior Newburgh, N.Y. born January 18, 1994…the daughter of William and Patricia Dencker…2013-14: named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…recipient of the Coach’s Award for Hunt Seat...also recognized as the teams’s Standout StudentAthlete of the Yearscored a point for the Red Team in Equitation Over Fences with a score of 82…2012-13: walked on to the team…scored a point for the Red Team in Over Fences with a score of 82 in the Red and Black Scrimmage…Other: champion and reserve champion at Zone II Hunter Finals…finished eighth in warm up at Maclay Regionals….rode in the Marshall and Sterling Finals…2011 Marshall and Sterling Year End Award… rode at the PHA Finals.
Emily DuPont
5-6 • Hunt Seat • Junior Wilmington, Del. born March 12, 1994…the daughter of John and Marion DuPont…2013-14: named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…earned NCEA Academic Honor Roll honors…scored a point for the Red Team in Equitation Over Fences with a score of 83 in the Red and Black Scrimmage…2012-13: named to the SEC First Year Honor Roll…scored a point for the Red Team in Over Fences with a score of 80 in the Red and Black Scrimmage… Other: won at WEF in 2011…finished third in the Bryan Trophy at the Deep Run Horse Show…HITS circuit champion in Large Junior Hunter 16-17.
Kendall Fately
5-6 • Hunt Seat • Junior Basking Ridge. N.J. born March 2, 1994…the daughter of Andrew and Julie Fately… 2013-14: named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…won a point for the Red Team with a score of 82 in the Red and Black Scrimmage… 2012-13: named to the SEC First Year Honor Roll…named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll…won a point for the Black Team in Equitation on the Flat at the Red and Black Scrimmage…Other: competed at the 2013 HITS 1 and the Brandywine Valley Series I at Devon… won the Adult Ariat Medal and placed in the USHJA National Hunter Derby…qualified and competed at the 2012 Devon in Junior Hunters…qualified to compete at 2012 USEF Junior Hunter Finals…won numerous championships in Large Junior Hunters at 2012 HITS on the Hudson…swept all four Over Fences classes in Large Junior Hunters at 2012 Garden State Horse Show…three-time qualifier for USEF/Pessoa Hunt Seat Medal Finals…three-time Maclay Regional qualifier… three-time New Jersey Show Horse Association and New Jersey Professional Horseman’s Association Gold Medal High Point Champion…showed at the 2011 USEF Medal Finals and Maclay Championship Finals…2012 Marshall & Sterling Junior Medal Year End Reserve National Champion…2009 Marshall & Sterling National Children’s Medal Finals Champion and High Point National Champion.
Liza Finsness
5-6 • Hunt Seat • Sophomore Wellington, Fla. born August 26, 1994…the daughter of Russell and Kay Finsness…2013-14: named a First Team NCEA AllAmerican in Equitation on the Flat…named a Second Team NCEA All-American in Equitation Over Fences… SEC Co-Rider of the Year in equitation on the flat… SEC Freshman of the Year in both Equitation on the Flat and Equitation Over Fences…named an All-SEC selection in both Equitation on the Flat and Equitation Over Fences…named to the SEC All-Freshman team in both Equitation on the Flat and Equitation Over Fences…only freshman to earn a spot on the All-SEC team…earned MVP honors in Equitation on the Flat in the NCEA Championship meet…named to the NCEA All-Championship Team in Equitation on the Flat… named the SEC Flat Rider of the Month in October and November…named the NCEA Flat Rider of the Month in November…led all flat riders with six MVP honors… was named as the team’s English Rookie of the Year… posted a Flat record of 13-4…posted a season-best 89 against TCU…scored an 88 against Auburn…finished the regular season with five road wins…went 5-1 in SEC meets with four MVP honors…owned two of the top five scores posted by a Georgia rider on the Flat… went 3-0 at the NCEA Championship with wins over Baylor, Oklahoma State and South Carolina…posted a 10-4-1 record in Equitation Over Fences…earned four MVP honors Over Fences…posted a season-best and SEC-best score of 90 against Texas A&M in her first meet competing in the event…went 5-0 in SEC competition with three MVPS…owned three of the top five scores posted by a Georgia rider over fences…owned two of the top-10 scores by an SEC fences rider… went 1-1 at the SEC Championship…earned MVP honors with a score of 172 against Auburn at the SEC Championship…went 1-1-1 at the NCEA Championship…Other: finished ninth at the USEF Medal Finals in 2012…earned a seventh-place finish at the USEF Talent Search Finals in 2011…named the winner of the Southeast Medal Finals…participated in the Georgia Morris Excellence in Equitation Class, where she finished seventh in 2012 and eighth in 2011…silver medalist for having over 10 wins in the USEF Show Jumping Talent Search…placed fourth at the Prix de States Individual Championship in 2012…2012 winner of the Top Ribbon in Grand Prixs in Atlanta, Michigan and Cleveland… scheduled to represent the United States in the FEI Young Riders Nation Cup…was awarded the William C. Steinkraus Style Award
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Lauren Garmon
5-6 • Western • Junior Duluth, Ga. born November 17, 1993…the daughter of Russ Kim Garmon…2013-14: competed in 11 meets…went 5-6 on the season…earned one MVP honor…scored a 72.5 in a MVP-earning performance at Auburn… posted a season-best 74.5 in a win at UT-Martin… picked up a 68.25 win against South Carolina at the SEC Championship…earned a 19.25 win in the NCEA Championship meet against South Carolina…2012-13: went 1-0 in her freshman year…scored a 67.5 against Texas A&M in the first meet of the season…also earned a point for the Red Team in Reining with a score of 70.5 in the Red and Black Scrimmage… earned MVP honors in Reining in the Red and Black scrimmage…Other: rode at IEA Nationals in Oklahoma City for Forsyth Central in Reining and Horsemanship.
Olivia Gaude
5-5 • Western • Junior Conyers, Ga. born February 28, 1994…the daughter of Lance and Tracy Gaude…2013-14: named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…did not compete…2012-13: rode for the Red Team in Horsemanship, scoring a 70.5, in the Red and Black Scrimmage…Other: finished 12th at the Appaloosa Youth World Championship…Youth World Champion of the 2011 ApHC Western Horsemanship division…won her way to 16 World Championships in Horsemanship, bareback Horsemanship, showmanship and Over Fences.
Vanessa Gillette
5-2 • Western • Sophomore Largo, Fla. born June 16, 1995…daughter of Ted and Raena Gillette…2013-14: made her debut with a 70-68 win for the Black Team in the Red and Black Scrimmage… recorded a score of 68 against Kansas State in her first regular-season meet…posted a season-best score of 70 in a tie against TCU…Other: top 10 placing at the 2014 AQHYA World Show in Hunter Under Saddle.. top finish at the AQHA Quarter Horse Congress in Showmanship…won High Point awards at Goldcoast and Tarheel…2013 Big A Circuit Champion in Hunt Seat Equitation and Hunter Under Saddle.
Leylan Gleeson
5-5 • Hunt Seat • Junior Moreland Hills, Ohio born February 10, 1994…daughter of Michael and Cari Gleeson…2013-14: named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…named NCEA Academic All-American Honorable Mention…went 3-3 in Equitation on the Flat…earned MVP honors against Fresno State with season high score of 82…2012-13: named to the SEC First Year Honor Roll…named to the SEC All-Freshman Team… finished the season with a 3-1 record in Equitation on the Flat…earned MVP honors with a score of 78 against South Carolina…season best score of 82 came against New Mexico State…earned two wins over SEC foes…made her debut with a score of 77 for the Red Team in Equitation on the Flat in the Red and Black Scrimmage…Other: has won at Maclay, USET, Pessoa and Washington Medal classes…awarded the USHJA Zone V Horsemanship Championship at the Kentucky National Horse Show in 2011…posted top-20 finishes at both the Maclay Finals and Medal Finals…Reserve Champion at Junior Hunter Finals… two top-five finishes in USHJA Hunter Derbies
Heather Ham
5-4 • Western • Junior McDonough, Ga. born March 4, 1994…daughter of Mike and Amanda Ham…mother Amanda is a Georgia Alumni…2013-14: named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…earned NCEA Academic Honor Roll honors…did not compete…2012-13: rode for the Black Team in the Red and Black Scrimmage, scoring a 63 in the Reining… Other: Reserve Champion in hunter hack 14-18 and novice hunt seat 18 and under at the Appaloosa Youth Worlds…finished third in jumping 18 and under and fourth in Over Fences 18 and under at Appaloosa Youth Worlds…finished fourth in green hunter at Appaloosa Nationals…earned a sixth-place finish in Over Fences in 18 and under at Appaloosa Youth Worlds…earned top-10 performances in working hunter 18 and under at Appaloosa Youth worlds…placed 10th in senior hunter hack at Appaloosa Nationals.
Allie Harbert
5-5 • Hunt Seat •Sophomore Orlando, Fla.
Circuit Champion and Reserve Champion at His on Hudson in Children’s Hunters…earned a top-25 finish at the 2011 USET Finals.
Sara Hunt
5-8 • Hunt Seat • Sophomore Watkinsville, Ga. born May 13, 1995…the daughter of Don Hunt and Laura Johnson…mother, Laura, ran track and cross country at Georgia…attending Georgia on the HOPE scholarship…2013-14: scored a 62 for the Black Team in Equitation Over Fences in the Red and Black Scrimmage…Other: won multiple Children’s Hunter Championships…qualified for the J.D. Pounds Medal Finals in each of the past two years.
Morgan Justiss
5-5 • Western • Senior Alpharetta, Ga. born June 14, 1992…the daughter of Ted and Holli Justiss…recipient of the Ramsey Scholarship for Academic and Athletic Excellence…Joel Eaves Award winner…2013-14: named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…recipienct of the Coach’s Award for Western... did not compete…2012-13: named to the NCEA Academic Honor Roll… named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…did not compete…2011-12: named to the SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll…made her debut with a winning ride of 70 in the Red and Black Scrimmage…rode in exhibition against South Carolina, Baylor and Oklahoma State…Other: qualified for the AQHA World Show in amateur Horsemanship, Trail and Performance Halters mares…finished first in Showmanship at Red Bud…earned a fourth-place finish in Trail, Showmanship and halter at the Big A…earned an 11th-place finish at the Stars and Stripes…won the novice Showmanship title at the 2011 Quarter Horse Congress…finished fourth in both 15-18 Showmanship and NYATT Showmanship at 2011 Congress…has competed at national and state levels in numerous Western and English riding events… top 7 at the All American Quarter Horse Congress in Horsemanship and numerous All-Around and circuit… 10th at Congress in Showmanship, ranked 2nd in Horsemanship and Showmanship in GQHA, Ranked 1st in GQHA. Taylor Davis
born September 12, 1994…the daughter of Tom and Tina Harbert…2013-14: competed for the Black Team in Equitation on the Flat in the Red and Black Scrimmage…Other: named the Reserve Champion in Level 3 Jumpers at HSITP…named the Reserve Champion End of Year RMI in Level 3 Jumpers.
Ali Haupt
5-3 • Hunt Seat • Sophomore Plainview, N.Y.
Morgan Justiss
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born January 22, 1995…the daughter of Stephen and Gail Haupt…2013-14: competed for the Black Team in Equitation Over Fences in the Red and Black Scrimmage…Other: finished first at the Devon Horse Show…first-place finish in PHA at the Vermont Summer Festival…finished first at the Hampton Classic Horse Show…earned a second-place finish at the Marshall + Sterling Show…finished 10th at the USET Medal Finals in Schooling…named the Spring
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Rachel Kolb
5-6 • Western • Junior Lebanon, Ohio born February 28, 1994…the daughter of Mark and Cheryl Kolb…trained with Bruce Walquist…2013-14: named to SEC Academic Honor Roll…named as first team NCEA Academic All-American…selected as NCEA All-American Honorable Mention in Horsemanship…finished the season with a 8-4-2 record…earned two MVP honors…posted a score of 75.5 in the first meet of the season against Fresno State and won MVP honors…earned a win against Texas A&M with a 73.5…posted a 73-72.5 win at Kansas State…posted a season-best 76.5 against South Carolina…earned her second MVP honor with a 75.5-74.5 win against Auburn…picked up an 8.5 point win with a score of 76 against New Mexico State…earned a point against South Carolina in the SEC Championship…2012-13: named to the SEC First Year Honor Roll…named to the SEC All-Freshman Team…finished the season with a record of 2-2 in Horsemanship…each of her wins were score din the 70s…posted a season-best score of 75 at Baylor… tied her season-best score of 75 against Texas A&M in the regular-season finale…scored a winning ride for the Red Team in Horsemanship with an MVP-winning score of 76.5…Other: 2012 AQYHA World Champion in performance geldings…competed in showmanship at the 2012 AQYHA World Championships… Intermediate World Champion…2011 Congress Reserve Champion…2011 Congress High-Point Novice Youth 14-18 Champion…won the 2011 AQHYA World Championship in Halter…2011 Reserve Youth All-Around Champion…All-Around champion at the March to the Arch show in St. Louis…top in her class at Congress, Big A, March to the Arch, and the Youth World Championship shows…highly decorated competitor in the AQHA, USEA and USDF circuits.
Brittany Lynch
5-8 • Western • Junior Monroe, Ga. born September 21, 1993…the daughter of James and Bridget Lynch…2013-14: was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…named to NCEA Academic Honor Roll…did not compete… 2012-13: named to the SEC First Year Honor Roll…went 1-0 as a freshman…scored a 67 in Horsemanship against UT-Martin…also competed in Horsemanship for the Red Team in the Red and Black Scrimmage…Other: competed in Horsemanship at the 2012 AQYHA World Championship…2007 Reserve Congress Champion in Novice Youth 13 & Under in showmanship…finished in the Top 10 in Novice 13 & under Horsemanship and Youth 12-14 Horsemanship at the 2007 Congress… finished third in Youth Western Pleasure 14-18 and in the top-10 in Novice Youth Western Riding, Youth 14-18 NSBA Western Riding and Youth 12-14 Equitation at the 2008 Congress…Congress Finalist in 12-14 Horsemanship in 2008…finished in the top-10 in 14-18 Western Riding and Youth 14-18 NSBA Western Riding at the 2009 Congress…2009-2011 National Qualifier for the AQHA Youth World Show in Performance Halter Geldings, Horsemanship, Hunt Seat Equitation and Western Riding…2008-2011 GQHYA Congress Team Member in NYATT Horsemanship…2010 GQHA Year End Overall 14-18 Youth All-Around Champion…2011 GQHA Year End Overall 14-18 Youth All-Around Reserve Champion…66 Horsemanship wins, 49 western riding wins and 47 AQHA Youth All-Around awards.
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Laura Malone
Sara Parr
5-2 • Western • Junior Mendota Heights, Minn. born April 19, 1993…the daughter of Robert and Debra Malone…2013-14: named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…earned NCEA Academic Honor Roll honors…2012-13: named to the SEC First Year Honor Roll…scored a Horsemanship point for the Black Team with a score of 75.5 in the Red and Black Scrimmage… Other: 2011 All American Quarter Horse Congress 15-18 champion in equitation…four-time finalist at the AQYHA Horse Show…named the Reserve Congress Champion in Horsemanship during her youth career… earned multiple all-around and high points, year-end state awards, AQHA year-end top-10’s and Congress and World Show finals and top-10 performances…2008 Reserve QYHA World Champion…2006 Reserve Congress Champion…performed at the Georgia Big A, Reichert Celebration, AQYHA World Championships, Congress and Gold Coast circuits.
Sarah Novak
5-5 • Western • Junior McDonough, Ga. born February 16, 1994…the daughter of Mark and Elizabeth Novak…2013-14: did not compete…2012-13: scored a point in Horsemanship for the Red Team with a score of 72 in the Red and Black Scrimmage…Other: placed sixth in the world in youth halter geldings 3 & over in 2012…finished fourth in the world in hunter in hand and 11th in English showmanship in 2012… finished fourth in the world in hunter hack 14-18 in 2011…placed third in the world in hunt seat equitation 13-15 in 2010…awarded the 2010 Dee Cole Memorial Award for Outstanding Sportsmanship from the National Appaloosa Horse Club at the Youth World Championship.
Meg O’Mara
5-11 • Hunt Seat • Sophomore Rumson, N.J. born Feb. 26, 1994…the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth O’Mara…-2013-14: named to the SEC All-Freshman Team in Equitation Over Fences…went 6-3 in Fences…earned first MVP against New Mexico State…picked up second MVP with a season high score of 89.5 against South Carolina…went 5-1 in Equitation on the Flat… posted a score of 86 against New Mexico state in her first meet as a Bulldog… went undefeated at the SEC Championship in Equitation on the Flat and Equitation Over Fences…went 2-1 at the NCEA Championship in both Flat and Fences… Other: was the NAJYRC Individual Junior Silver Medalist in 2010… finished first at the Capital Challenge Jr/Ao Challenge in 2010… finished first at both the Jacksonville Grand Prix and the Venice Charity Show Grand Prix in 2011… member of the 2011 European Young Rider Tour and the USEF Junior Jumper Champion Individual and Team Gold teams… earned reserve championship honors at the USEF Finals East in 2012… took home the championship at the Southeast Maclay Regionals in 2012… was named the USEF Junior Hunter Finals Champion and the Devon Horse Show Junior Hunter Champion in 2012… placed first at the Devon Horse Show in the USET Talent Search and Maclay in 2012… was a 2012 gold medalist for the NAJYRC Young Riders Team… finished 14th in the Pfizer $1 Million Dollar Grand Prix in 2013… was a participant in the
prestigious George H. Morris Horse Mastership Training Session in both 2011 and 2012, as well as the George Morris Gladstone Program in 2013.
Sara Parr
5-10 • Wester • Senior Social Circle, Ga. born March 17, 1993…the daughter of Bengie and Tonja Parr…2013-14: named to SEC Academic Honor Roll… was All-SEC team member in Horsemanship…named an NCEA Academic All-American Honorable Mention… earned a record of 10-4-3… earned MVP honors at the SEC Championship against South Carolina…went undefeated at the NCEA Championship…season high score of 77.5 came against South Carolina at the NCEA Championship…also posted a score of 76.5 against Oklahoma State at NCEA Championship…2012-13: named to the NCEA Academic Team…named to the NCEA Academic Honor Roll… named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…competed in 10 meets…went 5-4-1 in Horsemanship…earned one MVP honor… earned a season-best 74.5 with MVP honors against South Dakota State…won against Auburn with a score of 73.5…scored a 73 in a win at Baylor…went 2-0 at the SEC Championship with wins over South Carolina and Texas A&M…2011-12: made her debut with a score of 73 in Horsemanship in the Red and Black Scrimmage…scored two winning rides…earned one MVP honor…picked up her first win with a score of 75.5 against TCU…won her MVP with a 2.5-point and a score of 77 against South Carolina…Other: placed Top 10 at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress… World Show Qualifier…4H State Show Stock Horse Champion…Five-time 4H State Show Horsemanship Champion.
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Caroline Robinson
5-11 • Western • Sophomore Columbus, Ohio born April 17, 1995…the daughter of Steve and Sydnee Robinson…2013-14: scored a 64 for the Red Team in the Red and Black Scrimmage…rode to a score of 63 against Kansas State in her first regular-season meet…Other: came to Georgia as one of the top Reiners in the nation…won a world championship…among the leaders in the 2012 World Title in NRHA Youth 14-18 Reining…finished second in NRHA Reining at the 2012 All American Quarter Horse Congress…2009 Reserve Champion at the Interscholastic Equestrian Association National Competition.
Emma Schauder
5-7 • Hunt Seat • Sophomore Greenwich, Conn. born June 17, 1995…the daughter of Fred and Christina Schauder…mother is a former member of the Pace University equestrian team…2013-14: made her debut for the Bulldogs with a 65-61 win for the Red Team in the Red and Black Scrimmage… scored a 78 against UT-Martin her first regular-season competition…Other: earned three top finishes at the Connecticut Eq Finals from 2010-12…named the 2010 National PHA winner…2011 winner of the USEF Talent Search at the Devon Horseshow… finished second at the 2011 Marshall + Sterling Eq Finals…finished fourth at the New England Eq Championships…finished 12th at the Washington International Horseshow Eq Final…earned the Greek Neff Rider Award in 2011…was the 2011 High Point rider with a score of 90 at the Connecticut Eq Finals in 2011.
Heather Schmidt
5-11 • Western • Junior Bettendorf, Iowa born March 30, 1994…the daughter of Grant and Debra Schmidt…2013-14: selected as second team NCEA All-American in Horsemanship…named to All-SEC team in Horsemanship…named to SEC Academic Honor Roll…named as NCEA Academic All-American Honorable Mention…earned NCEA Rider of the Month Megan Southam
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in November…selected as SEC Rider of the Month for November…earned a record of 10-7…led Horsemanship team in MVPs with 3…two MVPs came against SEC opponents…scored a 77 against South Carolina… recorded season high score of 78.5 against Auburn… defeated opponent from Baylor at NCEA Championship with a score of 74.5 …2012-13: named to the SEC First Year Honor Roll…competed in three meets for the Bulldogs…went 0-3 in Horsemanship in her freshman campaign…made her debut with a season-best score of 72.5 against Texas A&M…scored a 75.5 in Horsemanship for the Black Team in the Red and Black Scrimmage… Other: competed in Horsemanship and showmanship at the 2012 AQYHA World Championship…placed among the top in Horsemanship at the AQHA World Championship Show, the Georgia Big A and many other major equestrian show circuits.
Paige Stawicki
Savannah Scott
5-8 • Western • Sophomore Issaquah, Wash. born April 27, 1995…the daughter of Lennox and Laurie Scott…2013-14: rode to a 70.5-70.5 tie for the Red Team in the Red and Black Scrimmage…did not compete…Other: named the Youth 12 and Under High Point Champion at the Appaloosa Youth World Show…won the All Around High Point 18 and Under at the Appaloosa Youth World Show…earned World Titles in English Equitation, Western Horsemanship, Bareback Horsemanship, English Showmanship and Western Riding at the Youth World Show.
Megan Southam
5-11 • Hunt Seat • Senior Vancouver, B.C., Canada born March 8, 1993…the daughter of Kenneth and Heather Southam…2013-14: competed in Equitation Over Fences and Equitation on the Flat for the Bulldogs…was named as a first team NCEA Academic All-American…went 5-5-1 in Flat…scored an 81 against Auburn…season high score of 82 came against TCU… earned a record of 4-6 in Over Fences…earned MVP in first meet of the season with a score of 87… scored an 84 against Texas A&M… scored over 80 in seven appearances…2012-13: named to the NCEA Academic Team…earned NCEA Academic Honor Roll honors…named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…competed in both Equitation Over Fences and Equitation on the Flat…earned a record of 4-4 in Equitation Over Fences…season-best score of 85 came at Baylor…scored an 82 against Texas A&M…won her final two home meets of the season…earned a 3-1 record in Equitation on the Flat…season-best score of 86 came at Texas A&M… posted a score of 86 against UT-Martin…went 1-1 at the SEC Championships with a win over Texas A&M… 2011-12: named to the SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll…won one MVP…finished with a 4-0 record in Over Fences…first win came in an 18-point decision against Delaware State…MVP-winning ride was against Fresno State, where she scored an 81… averaged a score of 84.5 against South Carolina in the Southern Equestrian Championship…picked up three wins in Equitation on the Flat…won her first matchup with a score of 75 against Kansas State…season-best score of 80 came in a win over Fresno State…Other: won the USET at the Thunderbird BC open…amassed a slew of honors, including top placings in the 1.20-meter, 1.25-meter and 1.30-meter jumper classes at The Thunderbird Classic, Milner Downs Classic, and the prestigious Spruce Meadows North American
horse shows…as a junior rider, she earned top ribbons in the Canadian Equestrian Team Medal, Jump Canada Medal, USEF Hunter Seat Medal, USEF Talent Search… in 2007 she had the distinction of being the youngest competitor in the Canadian Equestrian Team National Medal Finals, finishing 10th overall…in 2006, she was the only Canadian invited to compete at the National Children’s Medal Finals at the Capital Challenge Horse Show (Maryland).
Claudia Spreng
5-7 • Western • Sophomore New Smyrna Beach, Fla. born March 15, 1995…the daughter of August and Claudia Spreng…2013-14: named to SEC All-Freshman team in Reining…was named MVP in Red and Black Scrimmage in Reining with a score of 70.5…went 4-5-2…scored a 72.5 against UT-Martin…recorded a score of 72 against Texas A&M…season high score of 73.5 came against South Carolina…Other: one of the nation’s top Reiners…2009 World and Reserve NRHA Youth 13 and Under World Champion…2009 NAAC Youth 13 and Under Affialiate Champion… finished eighth in the 2010 NRHA Youth 14-18 Top Ten Standings…has multiple top-10 finishes at the All American Quarter Horse Congress in AQHA and NRHA Reining.
Paige Stawicki
5-7 • Western • Senior Argyle, Texas born Oct. 5, 1992…the daughter of Tom Stawicki and Beverley Bass…2013-14: named to All-SEC team in Horsemanship…named as first team NCEA Academic All-American…named to SEC Academic Honor Roll… selected as SEC Rider of the Month for March… earned a record of 10-5-2…earned two MVP honors... scored a 76.5 against South Carolina…named MVP with a score of 76 against Kansas State…posted a 77 against Texas A&M…scored season best 77.5 against New Mexico and received MVP honors…went undefeated at SEC Championship…won point against Oklahoma State at NCEA Chamiponship…2012-13: named to the NCEA Academic Team… named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…finished with a 9-5-1 record in Horsemanship…took home one MVP honor…season-best and MVP-winning score of 79.5 came against UT-Martin…rode to a score of 75.5 at Fresno State…scored a 74.5 at South Carolina… went 2-0 at the NCEA Championships with wins over Texas A&M and Kansas State…selected to ride in the
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GEORGIA EQUESTRIAN AQHA Horsemanship Challenge…2011-12: named to the SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll…named an All-American Honorable Mention in Horsemanship… named the Most Outstanding Player in Horsemanship at the NCEA Championships…named the team’s Western Rookie of the Year…earned one MVP… finished with a record of 11-4 in Horsemanship… went 2-1 at the NCEA Championship…picked up her first win against South Carolina with a score of 74.5…season-best score of 76 and MVP came against TCU…Other: Overall Youth High Point winner at the 2011 Oklahoma City Holiday Classic… won hunter under saddle, showmanship, western riding and Horsemanship at the 2011 Oklahoma City Holiday Classic…multiple World and Reserve World Champion, #1 in the nation in 2010, #1 honor roll champion in Horsemanship and Hunter Under Saddle in 2010.
Jane Sutcliff
was named as the SEC Freshman of the Year in Reining…also named to SEC All-Freshman team…was named as the team’s Western Rookie of the Year… went 7-8 in Reining…recorded an MVP ride against Delaware State with a score of 71…scored a 72.5 against South Carolina…earned point against Auburn in SEC Championship…competed for Bulldogs in NCEA Championship…Other: 2011 and 2012 AQYHA Hunter Under Saddle World Champion…2010 Youth Hunter Under Saddle Congress Champion…2011 NYATT Hunter Under Saddle Congress Champion…2012 Youth Hunter Under Saddle Congress Champion…2007 Reserve Congress Champion in Youth Showmanship…2011 IEA High Point rider in Horsemanship and Reining…multiple NRHA and AQHA class wins and high points…2011 AQHA World Show Talent Show winner…was selected to represent the U.S. in the 2012 Youth World Cup… finished second in Youth Reining for the Ohio Quarter Horse Association…multiple top-10 finishes in Reining at the 2012 All American Quarter Horse Congress.
5-6 • Western • Sophomore Milton, Ga. born April 22, 1995…the daughter of Michael and Susan Sutcliff…2013-14: earned MVP honors in Horsemanship for the Black Team with a score of 70.5 in the Red and Black Scrimmage…Other: finished fifth in Trail at the 2014 AQHYA World Championship… won three Grand Championships and four Reserve Championships in 2010…Five-time AQHA All-Around Champion…2010 AQHYA Rookie of the Year and National Champion…2010 AQYHA Congress Novice Youth Showmanship Champion…2010 AQHYA High Point Champion in Showmanship and Halter in the state of Georgia…finished second in the state in Horsemanship and third in Trail in the Georgia AQHYA…earned a fourth-place finish in NYATT Showmanship at the 2012 Congress…finished eighth in Youth Showmanship at the 2012 Congress.
Kelsey Thatcher
5-3 • Hunt Seat • Senior Bluffdale, Utah born July 27, 1992...the daughter of Steven and Maura Thatcher...2013-14: recipient of the team’s Sportsmanship Award...did not compete...2012-13: named to the SEC Community Service Team...named to the NCEA Academic Honor Roll... named to the SEC Honor Roll...did not compete...2011-12: named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll...2010-11: rode exhibition in Over Fences at Auburn and posted a winning ride... named to 2011 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll... Other: claimed A/O Hunters Championship at 2013 Lamplight...won the A/O Hunter Classic and the High A/O Jumper Classic...placed second at the Weathertch Grand Prix in 2013...won a Grand Prix Title at 2013 Ledges Horse Show...son three out of five A/O classes at the 2013 Showplace Productions’ Spring Spectacular II...qualified for the 2011 National Horse Show in Amateur Hunter classes...claimed title at the 2011 North American League Low Junior/Amateur Owner Jumper Finals...participated in George Morris Horse Mastership Clinic in 2011...also a champion in Amateur Owner Jumpers at 2011 WEF.
Charley Thiel
5-6 • Western • Sophomore Dublin, Ohio born May 26, 1995…the daughter of Tiger and Cyndi Thiel…2013-14: made debut in Red and Black scrimmage and won her point for the black team…
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Lauren Tieche
5-1 • Western • Senior Ocala, Fla. born Nov. 19, 1992…the daughter of Steven and Jill Tieche…recipient of the Vickie and Leon Farmer Scholarship…2013-14: selected as first team NCEA Academic All-American…named to SEC Academic Honor Roll…earned an 11-5-1 record in Reining with two MVPs…scored a 72.5 in season opener against Fresno State…earned MVP honors with a score of 72 against Texas A&M…received MVP honors against New Mexico…went undefeated at SEC Championship…did not lose a point at NCEA Championship…posted season best score of 73.5 in the NCEA Championship finals against South Carolina…2012-13: named to the NCEA Academic Team…named to the NCEA Academic Honor Roll… named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…was a regular in the Georgia lineup, competing in 16 meets…went 8-7-1 in Reining…earned one MVP honor…first win of the season came against Baylor with a score of 73.5…season-best score of 75 came at Texas A&M…registered a 73.5 against new Mexico State for MVP honors…went 1-1 at the SEC Championship…2011-12: named to the SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll…made her debut in the Red and Black Scrimmage…finished with a 6-3 record in Reining…first win came with a score of 64 against Texas A&M…scored a 74 against South Carolina… Other: named the Reserve Champion at the 2012 NRHA Derby…National Reining Horse Association. Lauren Tieche
Erica Webb
Limited Non-Pro World Champion for her age division in 2008, and also the NRHA Youth 14-18 Reserve World Champion…most recently, her honors included 14-18 Youth Southeast Affiliate finals championship; American Ranch Horse Association Championship at Youth 14-18; National Reining Breeders Classic circuit champion in Youth; NRBC 3rd place in Limited Non-Pro division; and a Reserve Championship in All-American Quarter Horse Congress.
Emily van der Walde 5-9 • Hunt Seat • Senior Ann Harbor, Mich.
born July 10, 1992...the daughter of Eric and Sharon van der Walde...has 15 years of riding experience in the Hunt Seat discipline...2014-15: did not compete…2012-13: did not compete...2011-12: won a point with a 79 in Over Fences against Fresno State... earned a 77 against SMU...rode in exhibition against TCU and Auburn...2010-11: competed for the Red Team over Fences in the pre-season Red and Black Scrimmage...Other: qualified for the ASPCA Maclay Regional competition...also placed in the Junior Jumpers, Equitation and Large Junior Hunter divisions during the Ocala winter circuit... top ribbons in equitation and hunter classes throughout the country.
Mikailla Waltos
5-6 • Western • Sophomore Portland, Ore. born on October 31, 1994…the daughter of Ken and Lisa Waltos…2013-14: rode for the Red Team and scored a point in Reining with a score of 56 in the Red and Black Scrimmage…Other: 2012 Arab/Half-Arab Reining National Champion…2011 and 2012 Reining Seat Equitation Reserve national Champion…2011 Freestyle Reining National Champion…president of her regional Arabian club.
Erica Webb
5-7 • Western • Senior Rome, Ga. born August 11, 1993…the daughter of Irvin and Kathleen Webb…2013-14: named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…recipent of the team’s Sportsmanship Award...did not compete…2012-13: scored a 71.5 in Horsemanship for Red Team in the Red and Black Scrimmage…2011-12: made the team through tryouts…scored a 69.5 in Horsemanship in the Red and Black Scrimmage.
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Addyson Cord
5-11 • Hunt Seat • Freshman Loomis, Calif. born July 19,1996…daughter of Robert and Erin Cord…brother Broderick plays volleyball at Nazareth College…SAHJA Medal Finals Champion…Cloverleaf Medal Finals Champion…placed third at the Onondarka Medal Finals…was also Reserve Champion in year-end placing of NorCal Junior Equiation… competedin the $20,000 CWD Grandprix at the HMI June Classic…rode in the $15,000 Horse and Style Jumper Derby…finished as reserve champion in yearend placings in PCHA Junior Equiation…was named to Del Oro High School Honor Roll…was nominated for senior class valedictorian at Del Oro High School.
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Bailey Anderson
5-5 • Western • Freshman Fort Worth, Texas born June 15, 1996…daughter of Tim and Tina Anderson…2014 AQHYA Reserve World Champion in Horsemanship and Showmanship…finished fourth in Hunt Seat Equitation at the AQHYA World Championship…three-time Congress Champion… several top-ten finishes in AQHYA World Show… multiple All-Around Youth Championships at the Riechert Celebration…has earned AQHA Superior Honors in Hunt Seat Equitation, Horsemanship and Showmanship.
Payton Anderson
5-8 • Western • Freshman Monroe, Wash. born January 30, 1996…daughter of Dave and Lori Anderson…placed eleventh at the AQHYA World Championship in Showmanship…semifinalist at the 2013 AQHYA World Show in Horsemanship…multiple all-around championships…multiple AQHYA regional championships…was named to Honor Roll every semester at Monroe High School…named to Dean’s List at Cascadia Community College.
Sarah Bass
5-3 • Hunt Seat • Freshman Raleigh, N.C. born May 3, 1996…daughter of David and Bonnie Bass…has been riding Hunt Seat for 12 years… Champion of several NCHJA “A” Rated Shows in Children’s Hunters…qualified for the NCHJA Children’s Medal Finals.
Taylor Carman
5-5 • Hunt Seat • Freshman Charlotte, N.C. born May 25, 1996…daughter of Christopher and Laura Carman…ASPCA Maclay Regionals qualifier… USEF Hunt Seat Medal Finals qualifier…finished second at 2012 SCHJA 15-17 Equitation…third in NCHJA 15-17 Equitation…third-place finish in the NCE Finals…four-year USEF High School Equestrian Athlete…was a member of National Honors Society at Laurel Springs School.
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5-9 • Western • Freshman Acworth, Ga. born February 2, 1996…daughter of Robert and Rhonda Duvall…winner of Region 10 Horsemanship 14-18 and Novice Horsemanship…placed tenth at the Novice Championships…PrHA World Champion in Western Pleasure…PrHA Reserve World Champion in Equitation…selected as 2012 Georgia Rookie of the Year…played Varsity Tennis and Cheerleading at North Cobb Christian School.
Stephanie Edman
5-6 • Western • Sophomore Milton, Ga. born October 16, 1994...daughter of Douglas and Janice Edman…top placings in Levels 1-4 at the 2014 Florida Reining Classic…Levels 1, 2 and 3 Champion at the DRHA Bill Horn Memorial Derby…qualified for the Level 1 Non Pro Finals at the NRHA Derby in Oklahoma City…finished first in the Youth 14-18 at the Clayton Woosley Hall of Fame Show in Lexington, Ky.
Meghan Flanagan
5-4 • Hunt Seat • Freshman Atlanta, Ga. born September 10, 1995…daughter of Marty and Jennifer Flanagan…trained with Don Stewart…in 2013 qualified for Junior Hunter Finals, Washington International Finals, YSEF Medal Finals and ASPCA Maclay Finals…placed sixth in the Southeast Maclay Regionals…placed sixth in the Junior Hunter Finals… named Reserve Champion in Small Hunters in the Washington International Horse Show…made the B cut in the Maclay Finals…finished sixth in the Children’s Jumper Finals…placed first in the Atlanta Fall Classic…was a student ambassador for St. Pius X Catholic School.
Kyndall Harper
5-6 • Western • Freshman St. Augustine, Fla. born May 9, 1996…daughter of Donald Harper and Becky Burney…2010 USEF Gold Medalist in Reining… two-time NRHA World Champion…was Reserve Congress Champion in Reining in 2008, 2009 and 2013…2012 Carolina Classic Non-pro Derby Level 4 Champion…2012 ABI Levels 2, 3 and 4 Champion… has also been a Non-Pro finalist at the NRBC…was the 2008 Florida Reining Horse Association year-end Champion in Rookie and Youth 13 and under…named as 2010 FRHA year-end champion in Limited Non-Pro and Intermediate Non-Pro…2013 FRHA year-end Champion in the Non-Pro division.
Jordan Heithold
5-3 • Hunt Seat • Freshman Townville, S.C. born August 1, 1996…daughter of Richard and Leah Heithold…four-year USEF High School Equestrian Athlete at Laurel Springs High School…named 2013 SCHJA Equitation Champion…2013 GHJA Equitation Reserve Champion and SCHJA Low Junior Jumper Reserve Champion…recipient of 2012 of Amy Gabriel Memorial Trophy and Final Appeal Age Group Equitation Trophy…finished third in the SC Governor’s Cup Finals… participated in Maclay Regionals, the USEF/Pessoa Finals, USEF Talent Search Finals and the WIHS Equitation Finals.
Caroline Johnson
5-7 • Hunt Seat • Freshman Grafton, Mass. born June 19, 1996…daughter of Erik and Ginny Johnson…winner of the inaugural New England Summer Classic Horsemanship Test…competed at the Emerging Athletes Program Nationals...competed at USEF Medal Finals and Zone 1 Maclay Regionals 20122014...appointed by the USHJA as an Ambassador for the Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Program...was a national finalist for the USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Finals in 2012 and 2013.
Emily van der Walde
Liza Goodlett
5-8 • Hunt Seat • Freshman Spartanburg, S.C. born January 27, 1996…daughter of Robert and Ashley Goodlett…finished first in the Maclay at the Tryon Summer Classic…named Overall Equitation Champion…won the Betty Oare Perpetual Trophy at the Tyron Summer classic…participated in a George Morris clinic…showed in the USEF Pessoa Medal Finals.
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Sammie Johnson
5-7 • Western • Freshman Bridgeport, W. Va. born January 19, 1996…daughter of Kyle and TC Johnson…top 15 placing at the 2014 AQHYA World Show in Showmanship…earned AQHYA Supreme Championship in Western Pleasure and Trail…finalist in Western Pleasure at All American Quarter Horse Congress…has superior titles in Showmanship, Horsemanship and Western Pleasure…has won multiple Youth All-Around Championships…served as an AQHYA national director...was an Executive Board Member of Bridgeport High School’s Student Council, a Student Body Officer and a member of National Honor Society.
Ashlyn Lawrence
5-8 • Western • Freshman Albuquerque, N.M. born February 21, 1996…daughter of Rocklan and Kelly Lawrence…11 years of riding experience…has both Congress Champion and NSBA Reserve Champion titles…named the Justin NM Rookie of the Year… multiple circuit Champion awards…was the Youth Chapter Leader of the Mayor’s Office of Volunteerism and Engagement…was a member of the Senoritas of the Symphony to support local philanthropies.
Ashlin Liedberg
5-4 • Hunt Seat • Junior Lexington, Ga. born March 1, 1994…daughter of Scott and Jennifer Liedberg…has been riding Hunt Seat for 14 years… qualified for IEA Regionals her junior and senior year of high school…also qualified for IEA Zone Finals two years in a row.
Katherine LoChiatto 5-7 • Hunt Seat • Junior Lincoln, Mass.
born February 25, 1993…daughter of Carl and Victoria LoChiatto…brings 16 years of riding experience to the Hunt Seat team…finished second at the OP Horse Park of New Jersey…placed first at the PT King Oak Horse Trials…placed first at the Training Valinor Farm Horse Trials…was second in the Training University of New Hampshire Horse Trials…was the 2011 Eventing Silver Medal Recipient.
Eva Marcelis
5-8 • Western • Freshman Seattle, Wash. born December 5, 1996…daughter of Scott Marcelis and Nicole Rinauro…2014 Appaloosa World Champion in 16-18 Horsemanship and 18 and Under Novice Showmanship…was the 2014 Appaloosa Reserve World Champion in 18 and Under Novice Horsemanship, 14-18 Bareback Horsemanship and 16-18 Trail…2012 Highpoint 18 and Under Youth World Show Champion…2012 Appaloosa World Show Champion in Showmanship and Reserve Champion in Horsemanship…winner of multiple regional championships and high point awards in Horsemanship and Hunt Seat Equitation…received Community Service Honors at Holy Names Academy.
Vanessa McCarthy
5-4 • Hunt Seat • Freshman Sea Girt, N.J. born October 2, 1995…daughter of Michael and Diane McCarthy…sister Olivia played Division I lacrosse at Bryant University…winner of 2012 Marshall and Sterling Junior Medal Final…rode to top 30 finishes in 2012 and 2013 USET Talent Search East Finals… placed fifth in the Flat Phase Capital Challenge Horse Show…finished sixth at the 2013 HITS Equitation Championship.
Ashlyn Perry
5-2 • Western • Junior McDonough, Ga. born June 20, 1994…daughter of Derrill and Joni Perry…Appaloosa World Champion in Novice Hunt Seat Equitation…multiple top 5 and top 10 placings at the AYA World Show in Hunt Seat Equitation, Hunt Under Saddle, Showmanship and Horsemanship… Year-End AYA Reserve Champion in Novice Youth Western Pleasure…previously attended Georgia Military College…was named to the President’s List… Subject Matter Award winner in Communications and History.
Grace Porter
5-1 • Hunt Seat • Freshman Atlanta, Ga. born November 2, 1995…daughter of Andrew and Karen Porter…father Andrew Porter played baseball at UGA…has been riding Hunt Seat for 9 years… previously trained with Jill Jones…finished sixth in Jacksonville in the 15-17 Equitation…was a member of National Honor Society at Marist School…received the Georgia Certificate of Merit for being in the top ten percent of her class.
Kelly Skoglund
5-7 • Hunt Seat • Freshman Tualatin, Ore. born November 3, 1995…daughter of David and Laura Skoglund…sister Kate is a Georgia Equestrian Alumni…has 11 years of riding experience in the Hunt Seat discipline…won several top ribbons in Regional Zone 9 Awards…is a member of Tualatin High School’s soccer, lacrosse and snowboard teams… was Vice President of the Future Business Leaders of America…was member of National Honors Society.
Agne Stoskute
5-7 • Hunt Seat • Sophomore St. Charles, Ill. born November 11, 1994…daughter of Aivaras Stoskus and Rozita Stoskuviene…finished second at the Silverwood Farm Spring Horse Trials in Training Level 1…top 20 finish at the Hagyard Midsouth Three-day Event and Team Challenge…Epinow Award recipient for the Wayne DuPage Hunt Pony Club… received the Classic Scholarship at UGA.
Kaitlyn Timblin
5-4 • Hunt Seat • Freshman Budd Lake, N.J. born May 12, 1996…daughter of Gary and Tara Timblin…brings 10 years of riding experience to Georgia’s Hunt Seat team…finished first in the Low Junior Jumpers at the Vermont Summer Festival… was second in the Level 4 and third in the Low Junior Jumpers at HITS in Saugerties…placed 12th in the Low Junior Jumpers at WEF.
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UGA Equestrian Complex
In January of 2009, Georgia riders moved into their spacious new home, the UGA Equestrian Complex, located in Bishop, Ga. The 109-acre farm offers Georgia the finest in equine accommodations. Formerly known as High Point Farm, the facility served the Athens-area equine community with boarding and training facilities since 1993. In 1996, High Point was selected as the training site for the U.S. Dressage Team, which competed in the Summer Olympic Games at the International Horse Park in Conyers, Ga. The Bulldogs have a true home-ring advantage, boasting an impressive 26-4 regular-season dual-meet record at the UGA Equestrian Complex. Georgia is no stranger to a home-ring advantage, owning a 54-2 all-time record at home. Prior to moving to its home in Bishop, Ga., the Georgia equestrian team shared more than 100 acres with the Animal Science Arena, just minutes from Georgiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main campus. The University of Georgia Athletic Association is committed to being the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier NCEA equestrian program, in both competition and facilities. Plans are in the works to expand the UGA Equestrian Complex to include a 60-stall barn, a fan plaza, a covered arena and two all-purpose arenas.
The University of Georgia Western Arena
Directions to the UGA Equestrian Complex From UGA Campus: From GA-10 Loop, take exit 4A to merge onto GA-15/US-129/US441 toward Madison/Watkinsville. Continue to follow US-129/US-441 South for about 10 miles. Turn left at Astondale Road and the UGA Equestrian Complex will be on your left. From Atlanta via I-20 E: Take I-20E toward Augusta for 56.8 miles. Take the US-129/ US-441 exit, EXIT 114, toward Madison/ Eatonton. Turn left onto Eatonton Rd/US441/US-129/GA-24. Turn right onto Lions Club Rd/Brooks Pennington Memorial Pky/ US-441-BYP N/US-129-BYP E/GA-24-BYP E. Continue to follow Brooks Pennington Memorial Pky/US-441-BYP N/US-129-BYP E/ GA-24-BYP E. Brooks Pennington Memorial Pky/US-441-BYP N/US-129-BYP E/GA-24BYP E becomes US-441/US-129/GA-24. Turn right onto Astondale Rd. The UGA Equestrian Complex will be on the left. From Atlanta via GA-316 E: Merge onto I-75 N/I-85 N/GA-403 N/GA-401 N. Keep left to take I-85 N/GA-403 N via EXIT 251 toward GA-400/Greenville. Merge onto GA316 E via EXIT 105 toward Lawrenceville/ Athens. Turn right onto Oconee Conn. Oconee Conn becomes Mars Hill Rd. Mars Hill Rd becomes Experiment Station Rd/GA53. Merge onto US-441 S/US-129 S/GA-24 S/Macon Hwy. Turn left onto Astondale Rd. The UGA Equestrian Complex will be on the left. From Greenville via I-85 S: Take I-85 S toward Atlanta for 71.8 miles. Take the US-441/GA-15 exit, EXIT 149, toward Commerce/Homer/Banks Crossing. Turn left onto US-441 S/GA-15 S. Merge onto US-441 S/US-129 S/Paul Broun Pky/ Athens Perimeter Hwy/GA-8 N/GA-15 S/GA-10-BL N via the ramp on the left toward Watkinsville. Merge onto US-441 S/US-129 S/US-29 S/GA-15 S/GA-10-BL S via EXIT 10C toward GA-10-LOOP INNER/ Watkinsville/Lexington. Merge onto US-441 S/US-129 S via EXIT 4A toward Watkinsville/Madison. Turn left onto Astondale Rd. The UGA Equestrian Complex will be on the left.
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GEORGIA EQUESTRIAN the number of horses has more than quadrupled going from 12 to over 60. In addition, the staff has grown from Boenig, on her own, to eight full-time members.
Meghan Boenig Head Coach 13th Season Berry College, ‘99
Meghan Boenig came to Georgia in October of 2001 as the first head coach of the Georgia equestrian program. During her time with the Bulldogs, Boenig has led the program to unprecedented heights including six national titles, six Southern Equestrian Championships, four reserve championships and a 54-5 dual-meet record at home. Boenig also helped lead the charge of having Varsity Equestrian restructured to the National Collegiate Equestrian Association in the fall of 2011. During the 2013-14 season, Boenig led the Georgia equestrian team to the program’s sixth National Championship. After finishing the regular season with a 9-3 dual-meet record, the Bulldogs earned a second-place finish at the Southeastern Conference Championship. Under Boenig, seven riders were named to the All-SEC teams, two freshmen selected to the SEC All-Freshman team and two riders were named as the SEC Riders of the Year. Under her guidance, six riders landed seven spots on NCEA All-American teams, while 12 earned a place as NCEA Academic All-Americans and another 19 were named to the NCEA Academic Honor Roll. Boenig also saw two riders crowned as the Most Valuable Players of the NCEA Championship, as well as three riders named to the NCEA All-Championship team. Additionally, the team took home the SEC Sportsmanship Award. The team has also excelled academically, compiling the highest team GPA on record, which earned the team the FAR Award. The Bulldogs also took home the coveted Bulldog Cup for the second year in a row. The 2012-13 Georgia equestrian team finished the season with a 9-5 dual-meet record and its third-straight Reserve National Championship. The Bulldogs also led the Southeastern Conference with 11 all-conference selections and had two riders earn SEC Rider of the Year honors. She also coached four riders to five NCEA First Team All-American honors and had 13 riders land a spot on an NCEA Academic Team and another 21 earn a place on the NCEA Academic Honor Roll. Boenig lead the 2011-12 equestrian team to a regular season record of 11-2, a 10-meet win streak, a No. 1 ranking and its second Reserve National Championship. Along the way, the Bulldogs defeated nine ranked teams, including a season-sweep of Auburn and South Carolina. The Bulldogs finished second at the Southern Equestrian Championship before claiming its third Reserve Championship and second in as many years. During the 2010-11 campaign, the Bulldogs again were competing for a championship, when they took on Southeastern Conference foe Auburn in the finals of the VENC National Championship. Georgia came away with its second Reserve Championship, falling 51-49 to the Tigers. The Bulldogs defeated Auburn in the Western Division to finish third overall in the discipline, but Auburn edged Georgia on the Hunt Seat side. Georgia spent the first months of the 2009-10 season finding its way but the Bulldogs closed their season by winning yet another national crown. This time they needed the first “ride-off” in the sport’s history to edge Texas A&M in the overall standings. In addition, two Georgia Hunt Seaters, Michelle Morris and Emma Lipman, claimed individual championships, the third and fourth such honors in Georgia history. Boenig has made great strides in developing Georgia’s equestrian program from Square One. The number of riders has tripled from 24 to near 70, while
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She blazed through her first seasons at Georgia with success, winning national titles in both of the program’s first two years on the varsity level. In 2002-03, she coached the University’s first varsity team to the national crown at the VENC in College Station, Texas. The next year she steered her team to a dramatic comeback at the VENC, held at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers, Ga. Boenig first began to work her magic on Georgia’s club team. When she arrived in Athens in the fall of 2001, her mandate was to bring the club team through the transitional 2001-02 season and elevate the equestrian program to a varsity level. She accomplished the task with flair, leading the Bulldogs to the first of three straight English discipline titles at the precursor to the inaugural VENC held in 2002 in Gainesville, Fla. During the transitional year Boenig hired a coaching staff, selected the first team, and began selling the sport to the Bulldog Nation. In succeeding years, much of her administrative focus turned to facilities and development. Her attention to the latter concern led to Georgia’s palatial home in nearby Bishop, Ga., in 2009. The 109-acre layout gives her team the finest training and competition facility of its kind in America. It also fulfilled a twofold dream of Boenig’s that began back in the early days: to give her team a place to call “home” and to ease the burden upon the University’s Animal Science department, which owned the property where the Bulldogs had begun their program. Beyond Athens, Boenig is heavily involved in shaping the development of varsity equestrian, which is classified as an “emerging” sport by the NCAA. She serves on the Varsity Steering Committee that governs the sport through biannual coaches’ meetings, serving as its chairperson for two seasons before moving to the vice chairperson role this year. She was also a leading advocate for the bracketed tournament format that is currently in existence. Boenig initiated varsity equestrian’s departure from the meet format associated with the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA), under whose auspices Georgia competed in 2003. She helped introduce the dual-meet format that SEC schools now use, competing by proposed NCAA rules designed to make the sport more competitive and fan-friendly. Boenig is a 1999 graduate of Berry College where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Biology. Prior to her arrival at Georgia in October of 2001, she spent two years as an assistant coach at Texas A&M during which time she also earned a Master’s Degree in Animal Science. Her two seasons at Texas A&M were deciding factors in her hiring as the Bulldogs’ inaugural head coach. Georgia sought a coach with the knowledge of working hand-in-hand with a university’s Animal Science community in forging a new equestrian team, something the Aggies had enjoyed during her tenure there. A native of Powder Springs, Ga., the former Meghan Nolan is married to Markus Boenig. The couple are proud parents of two sons, Josef and Mathew.
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Mary Meneely
Associate Head Coach (Western) Fifth Season Mary Meneely was named the Associate Head Coach of the Georgia equestrian program in March of 2013. Meneely has been a member of the Georgia equestrian coaching staff since April 2010 and was named an Assistant Coach for Georgia’s Western Riding corps in June of 2010 before being promoted to associate head coach in 2013. In her first season with the Bulldogs, Meneely helped guide the Western squad to a fourth-place finish at the Varsity Equestrian National Championships, including a second-round upset win over TCU. The fourthplace finish helped secure Georgia’s fifth national title. The following season, her first full season with the Bulldogs, Meneely helped the Western team to a third-place finish at Nationals, which helped propel Georgia to a Reserve Championship. In 2011-12, the Western squad again brought home a third-place finish at the NCEA National Championship and the Horsemanship MOP, which helped the Bulldogs to its second-straight Reserve Title. Since the 2011-12 season, Meneely has led the Western team to an impressive 37-21-14 record, including a 25-11-5 mark in Horsemanship and a 22-10-9 record in Reining. During the 2013-14 season, Meneely guided the Western riders to a 8-3-1 record in Horsemanship and a 7-5 record in Reining. Meneely helped to coach the program to the 2014 NCEA National Championship, the sixth in program history. Under her guidance, three Western riders earned spots as NCEA All-Americans, as well as picking up the NCEA Western MVP in Reining and SEC Rider of the Year. Meneely owned and operated Meneely Show Horses, Ltd., of Conyers, Ga., along with her husband Rob. They produced over 450 World and National Championships in both Western and Hunt Seat. During that time Meneely handled all aspects of the business, including recruitment and training of show riders, selection and training of horses, sales and marketing of the business, farm management, and custom design of show clothes. For three years (1996-99) Meneely developed and taught equestrian courses at Georgia Perimeter College in Conyers.
Lisa Anderson
Assistant Coach (Hunt Seat) Fourth Season Lisa Anderson begins her fourth season as an assistant coach at Georgia, where she coaches and trains Georgia’s Equitation Over Fences riders. In her four years with the team, Anderson has garnered three Reserve National Championships along with the 2014 National Championship. In her inaugural season with the Bulldogs, Anderson coached the Hunt Seat team to a third place finish at the 2012 NCEA National Championship. In the following season, the Hunt Seat team was named Reserve National Champions and earned the overall team Reserve National title. In the 2014 season, the national championship adopted the dual-meet format and the team was crowned as the NCEA National Champions. Since the 2011-12 season, Anderson has guided the Equitation Over Fences squad to a 20-13-3 dual-meet record. She has coached several NCEA All-Americans and All-SEC selections, as well as the Most Valuable Player of the NCEA National Championship. Anderson has coached three riders in the WEF Collegiate Challenge including a high-score award winner and semifinalist. After graduating cum laude from Barnard College, Columbia University in New York, Anderson managed her own horse business for over thirty years. During this time she coached hundreds of top students at the highest levels of United States Equestrian Federation competition. While beginning her riding career in equitation and hunter/jumper divisions, Anderson also successfully competed and coached in international three-day events and was named sixth leading rider in the US in 1989. Before coming to coach at Georgia in 2011, Anderson trained riders and showed horses out of Glory Farm in Georgia, as well as, Lamplight Equestrian Center, Grove Place Farm and Copper Ridge Farm in Ill. She has trained numerous horses and riders in qualifying for national USEF equitation, hunter and jumper competitions. Anderson received her USHJA Trainer Certification in 2012 and has been accepted into the 2013 USEF Judges Mentor Program. Anderson is married to Tim Reed since 1992 and they live on a farm with their four sons: Marshall, MacArthur, Louis and Pierre Reed.
She and her husband Rob have two sons: Michael and Ryan.
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Amber Bradley Farm Manager
Amber Bradley joined the Georgia program in 2006 as Farm Manager. In her position she oversees not only the care of Georgia’s 60-plus horses, but also the facilities used by the Equestrian team. A native of Pauline, S.C., Bradley has enjoyed a lifelong association with horses. She grew up on a 124-acre horse farm and first began showing Hunters & jumpers at the age of five. By age 15 she was managing her family’s farm.
Jennifer Futter Program Specialist
Eric White Facility Foreman
Bill Dover Facilty Foreman
Abby O’Mara Graduate Assistant
Caitlyn Francis Competition Assistant
McKenzie Lantz Competition Assistant
Emily Breen Academic Advisor
Anish Patel Athletic Trainer
Brandon Hummer Strength and Conditioning
Chris Williamson Event Management
Jen Galas Sports Communications
Becca Haaland Sports Communications
Dr. Randy Eggleston School of Vet. Medicine
Wayne Nunn Farrier
Patti Huberty Pilates Instructor
In 2002, Bradley moved to Georgia, managed a 300-acre horse farm, supervised three community living facilities and attended college at Athens Tech. She was also a member of the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association, from which she won several division titles, two state crowns and the Southeast regional championship. Bradley and her husband Andrew -- who won the team’s “Mane Dawg” award in 2008 for extraordinary service to the program -- are the parents of two children, son James Audie and daughter Agnes.
Herm Sherwin
Volunteer Assistant Coach (Reining) Herm Sherwin is in his third season as the volunteer Reining coach for the University of Georgia equestrian team. In his initial season with the team, Sherwin helped coach the Western team to a third place finish at the 2012 NCEA National Championship and the overall team Reserve National Championship. In his second season, he again assisted the Western squad to repeat their third place finish at the 2013 National Championship, as the team picked up their third-straight Reserve Champion title. In last year’s campaign, Sherwin helped coach the team to the 2014 NCEA National Championship. He also coached the 2014 NCEA Most Valuable Player in Reining, as well as the SEC Reiner of the Year. The Wyoming, N.Y., native has over 25 years of horse training and coaching experience in both Western all-around events and Reining. Sherwin has had an extensive personal career, including seven world championship titles in both Western all-around events and Reining, as well as multiple NRHA Futurity and Derby wins. The success has carried over to his students, as he has coached several world and national champion riders in many different Western events. He is the owner of HS Performance horses located in Watkinsville, Ga. For his committment to the Georgia equestrian team, Sherwin was the recipient of the 2014 Mane Dawg Award.
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Abner
Ashe
Horsemanship Donor: Cecilia Hylton
Reiner Donors: John & Katarina Dorminy
Boogie
Chai
Hunter Donor: Lance Gaude
Dungaree
Reiner Lender: Meghan Boenig
Hershey
Hunter Donors: The Kessler Family
Forrest
Horsemanship Donor: Cindy McEachern Smith
Loxley
Bam
Reiner Donors: John and Katarina Dorminy
CJ
Hunter Donor: Jennifer Waxman
Freckles
Reiner Donor: August Spreng
Lucy
Horsemanship Donor: Ken Kennedy
Hunter Donor: Kay Finsness
Hunter Donor: Beth Cohen
Nike
Oceane
Orlando
Horsemanship Donor: Linda Wiebe
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Hunter Donors: The Brit Family
Hunter Donor: Steve Doerter
Banjo
Reiner Donor: Lee Windham
Colby
Horsemanship Donor: Brandy Halladay
Gambler
Hunter Donor: Carolyn Cadier
Mickey
Bentley
Horsemanship Donor: Rick Beasley
Cookie
Horsemanship Owner: UGA Athletic Association
Garth
Reiner Donor: Kari Craft
Moulin Rouge
Birbone
Hunter Donor: Steve Kallman
Cookie Dough
Hunter Donors: Jason and Julie Wolfe
Grady
Hunter Donor: Mona Maerz
Nelson
Hunter Donor: Steven Kallman
Hunter Donor: The Ritter Family
Hunter Donors: Michael & Charlotte Knowles
Otto
Owen
Paris
Horsemanship Donor: Marisol Lambert
Hunter Donor: Heidi Leahy
Hunter Donors: The van der Walde family
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Patch
Pebbles
Peeko
Horsemanship Donors: Harlene and Russell Rowe
Hunter Lender: Collins Daye
Reiner Donor: Earl White
Puck
Reebok
Riant
Hunter Donor: Mark Hanaer
Reiner Donor: Kathy Frasier-Norton
Scotty
Smoke
Horsemanship Donor: Rocklan Lawrence
Titletown
Hunter Donors: The Alexander Family
Reiner Donors: John and Katarina Dorminy
Tony
Hunter Donors: Polly and Peter Hemingway
Hunter Donor: Antonella Lemos
Snuzz
Horsemanship Donor: Tina Preston
Trouble
Reiner Donor: August Spreng
Peppy
Reiner Donor: Jewett Tucker
Rita
Hunter Donors: The Kessler Family
Spike
Hunter Donor: Heidi Leahy
Tuck
Horsemanship Donor: Margaret Bellville
Posh
Hunter Donor: Michael Crotty
Romeo
Hunter Donor: Jayne Telyas
Swank
Hunter Donors: Liz and Mike Hilton
Tuffy
Horsemanship Donor: Brenda Trammell
Princeton
Hunter Donors: The Donohue Family
Rosie
Horsemanship Donors: Mario and Melissa Spinella
Sweed
Horsemanship Donors: John and Katarina Dorminy
Waffle
Hunter Donors: Shari and Michael Staines
The Georgia Equestrian program would like to thank all of its donors that provide us with the exceptional horses that we use in training and competition. Whiz
Horsemanship Donor: Sam Burgers
Wikkenger
Hunter Donors: The Dorey Family
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Woody
Reiner Owner: UGA Athletic Association
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GEORGIA EQUESTRIAN 2013-14 Results -- (13-4) Home: 4-1; Away: 4-2; SEC: 4-2; Neutral: 5-1 Date Opponent Location Result 09.29 Fresno State Bishop, Ga. W, 16-3 10.11 at South Carolina* Blythewood, S.C. W, 9-9 11.08 Texas A&M* Bishop, Ga. W, 10-9 11.15 at Auburn* Auburn, Ala. L, 12-8 11.22 at Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. L, 13-7 11.23 at TCU Ft. Worth, Texas W, 11-6 01.24 vs. Delaware State Martin, Tenn. W, 17-3 01.25 at UT-Martin Martin, Tenn. W, 9-9 02.01 at Texas A&M* College Station, Texas W, 10-9 02.08 South Carolina* Bishop, Ga. L, 10-9 02.22 Auburn* Bishop, Ga. W, 11-8 03.07 New Mexico State Bishop, Ga. W, 17-3 03.28 vs. Auburn% Blythewood, S.C. W, 12-8 03.29 vs. South Carolina% Blythewood, S.C. L,10-10 04.18 vs. Baylor^ Waco, Texas W, 8-7 04.19 vs. Oklahoma State^ Waco, Texas W, 8-6 04.19 vs. South Carolina^ Waco, Texas W, 8-8 *SEC Meet %SEC Championship ^NCEA Championship
2013-14 Season Recap The Georgia equestrian team capped off its 2013-14 season by hoisting the NCEA National Championship trophy for the sixth time in program history. The Bulldogs also had six riders earn seven NCEA All-American honors, led the SEC with 11 riders earning 14 All-SEC honors, had two SEC Freshmen of the Year and two SEC Riders of the Year. The Bulldogs began the 2013 season ranked No. 1 in the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) pre-season poll and remained there until falling to Auburn on the road in November for their first season loss. Georgia put up only two additional losses against Kansas State and South Carolina, ending the regular season 9-3 overall and 4-2 in the SEC. Though the Bulldogs saw just three losses during the regular season, their No. 1 ranking dropped to No. 7. After opening the spring season ranked sixth, Georgia put up back-to-back wins against Delaware State and the Tennessee-Martin. A loss to USC at home in February landed Georgia at No. 7, its lowest ranking of the year. However a win over Auburn in late February boosted the Bulldogs back to No 3. After a strong spring season, the Bulldogs entered the SEC Championship ranked No. 2 in the NCEA poll. Georgia earned the No. 2 seed in the SEC Championship after losing the tiebreaker for the No. 1 seed to South Carolina. The Bulldogs dispatched third-seeded Auburn 12-8 to advance to the SEC Finals where they would face top-seeded South Carolina. The Bulldogs rode to what looked to be a one point victory, but after several score reviews, it was found that the teams had tied 10-10, with South Carolina coming away with the SEC Title in raw score. Though the team was not satisfied with the result of the SEC Championship, the Bulldogs were fueled by the outcome. After a first round bye in the NCEA Championship, Georgia handed Baylor an 8-7 win in the quarterfinal round, advancing it to the semifinal round where the Bulldogs would take on Oklahoma State. The Bulldogs sent Oklahoma State packing with an 8-6 victory, setting up a rematch against South Carolina for the NCEA National Title.
In addition to the title, the Bulldogs had three riders earn individual honors. Lantz was named the Most Outstanding Player in Reining after going 2-1. Liza Finsness was named the MOP in Equitation on the Flat with her 3-0 record. Lantz and Finsness joined Abby O’Mara on the All-Championship team. After bring the national championship back to Athens, the equestrian team was honored by the SEC with its annual Sportsmanship Award and took home its second straight Bulldog Cup at the Student-Athlete Awards Banquet. The Bulldog Cup is awarded annually and recognizes the team that excels academically, supports their peers in athletic competition, and consistently serves the community. The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee initiated the award in 2010. In addition to the Bulldog Cup, Kate Skoglund was given the Marilyn Vincent Scholar-Athlete Award, while Julia Hemingway earned the Hornsby Howell Community Service Award. Skoglund and Maria Salazar were given the Scholar-Athlete Award, which is presented to a student-athlete, or athletes, from each team who had the highest GPA at the conclusion of the last academic year. Georgia equestrians were honored for their work in the classroom as well, as nearly 70 percent of the team earned at least a 3.00 GPA during the 2013 fall semester. In all, 48 Bulldogs were named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. Thirty members of the team posted GPAs of between 3.503.99, while 18 recorded a GPA of between 3.00-3.49. Sydney Beasley and Kate Skoglund earned Presidential Scholar honors for finishing the semester with a perfect 4.00 GPA while taking 14 or more hours. Morgan Beavers also posted a 4.00 GPA in the fall. Additionally, 19 equestrians were named to the Dean’s List, earning a GPA of 3.50 or higher while taking 14 or more hours. The Georgia equestrian team finished with a program-best 3.41 team GPA for the 2013-14 school year. The 3.41 GPA was also the highest among all sports, allowing the team to take home the FAR Award. Additionally, 17 Bulldogs graduated from Georgia in the spring. From the arena, to the classroom, to the community, the Georgia equestrian team raised an already high bar even higher.
The Bulldogs jumped out to a 3-1 lead in Equitation on the Flat, but South Carolina was able to take a 7-5 lead after taking 3-1 decisions in both Equitation Over Fences and Horsemanship. The Reiners posted clutch performance after clutch performance, allowing Georgia to come away with the title. Trailing 7-5 going into the event, the Bulldogs knew they needed their best from the Reining team. McKenzie Lantz opened the event with a 145-134.5 win for Georgia’s first point, which brought the overall score to 7-6. Lauren Garmon scored the tying point with her 138.5-0 win. With the event tied at 7-7, Lauren Tieche turned in an event high 147.5, which beat allowing Georgia to pull ahead 8-7. Layla Choate secured South Carolina’s lone point of the event, but it was not enough, as the Bulldogs came away 2,323.5-2,219 in the raw score.
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GEORGIA EQUESTRIAN No. 1 Georgia 16, Fresno State 3 September 29 -- Bishop, Ga. Equitation on the Flat
Georgia - 1 Lindsey Cheek - 68.5 McKenzie Lantz - 68 Lauren Garmon - 72.5* Charley Thiel - 67.5 Lauren Tieche - 68
No. 6 Georgia 17, Delaware State 3 January 24 -- Martin, Tenn. Equitation on the Flat Georgia - 4 Delaware State - 1 Cailtyn Francis - 56 Hayley Jeske - 73 Liza Finsness - 80* Heather Hotz - 72 Megan Southam - 75 Caroline Schock - 0 Kylee Arbuckle - 76 Carlin Savage - 64 Audrey Gallagher - 69 Emily Fick - 47 Equitation Over Fences Georgia - 4 Delaware State - 1 Liza Finsness - 79 Carlin Savage - 78 Kylee Arbuckle - 82 Heather Hotz - 78 Megan Southam - 81 Caroline Schock - 75 Abby O’Mara - 85* Emily Fick - 73 Olivia Dorey - 68 Heather Jeske - 77 Horsemanship Georgia - 4 Delaware State - 1 Sara Parr - 72 Alaina Halter - 70 Rachel Kolb - 68.5 Cailynn Fedorkowicz - 66.5 Anna Sasser - 71.5 Alexis Gratowski - 72* Paige Stawicki - 70.5 Brooke Moore - 68 Heather Schmidt - 71.5 Abigail Buckwalter - 68.5 Reining Georgia - 5 Delaware State - 0 McKenzie Lantz - 72 Kali Voshell - 67.5 Claudia Spreng - 70.5 Abigail Buckwalter - 66.5 Lauren Tieche - 71.5 Darby Mailhot - 66 Charley Thiel - 71* Alexis Gratowski - 65.5 Caroline Blackshear - 69 Brianna Fedorkowicz - 61
No. 1 Georgia 9 (1,496), No. 3 South Carolina 9 (1,493) October 11 -- Blythewood, S.C. Equitation on the Flat South Carolina - 3 Georgia - 2 Kelsey Hart - 77 Leylan Gleeson - 70 Alexa Anthony - 72 Megan Southam - 69 Samantha Smith - 72 Kylee Arbuckle - 73 Samantha Kraus - 75 Liza Finsness - 79* Katherine Schmidt - 76 Olivia Dorey - 74 Equitation Over Fences South Carolina - 4 Georgia - 1 Amber Henter - 81 Kylee Arbuckle - 80 Alexa Anthony - 78 Olivia Dorey - 77 Samantha Kraus - 72 Sarah Milliren - 82 Samantha Smith - 84 Abby O’Mara - 82 Katherine Schmidt - 79* Megan Southam - 74 Horsemanship South Carolina - 1 Georgia - 3 Katie Kopf - 73 Anna Sasser - 76 Abigail Pait - 74.5 Paige Stawicki - 76.5 Johnna Letchworth - 75.5 Heather Schmidt - 77* Samantha Chiodo - 75 Sara Parr - 75 Alison Cerasani - 75.5 Rachel Kolb - 74 Reining South Carolina - 1 Georgia - 3 Layla Choate - 73 McKenzie Lantz - 73.5 Sarah Bouchard - 66 Lauren Tieche - 71 Jordan Brown - 67 Charley Thiel - 72.5 Cody McMillion - 73.5* Lauren Garmon - 72 Johnna Letchworth - 73.5 Lindsey Cheek - 73.5
No. 7 Kansas State 13, No. 4 Georgia 7 November 22 -- Manhattan, Kan. Equitation on the Flat Kansas State - 4 Georgia - 1 Jacquelyn Bogstad - 80 Kylee Arbuckle - 70 Henley Adkins - 80 Olivia Dorey - 85 Catherine Avolese - 88 Leylan Gleeson - 77 Rachel Webster - 87 Megan Southam - 64 Madison Wayda - 91* Liza Finsness - 76 Equitation Over Fences Kansas State- 3 Georgia - 2 Henley Adkins - 81 Abby O’Mara - 78 Alexis Graves - 84 Liza Finsness - 85 Rachel Webster - 82 Olivia Dorey - 80 Catherine Avolese - 81 Kylee Arbuckle - 86* Madison Wayda - 85 Megan Southam - 83 Horsemanship Kansas State - 2 Georgia - 3 Kelly Bovaird - 72.5 Rachel Kolb - 73 Chayna DeNicolo - 71 Vanessa Gillette - 68 Rachel Wetherall - 66.5 Heather Schmidt - 71.5 Danielle Kemper - 71.5 Sara Parr - 68 Amelia Crites - 74.5 Paige Stawicki - 76* Reining Kansas State - 4 Georgia - 1 Savannah Smith - 66.5 Lauren Tieche - 63.5 Kara Guy - 65.5 Caroline Robinson - 63 Kelly Bovaird - 69 McKenzie Lantz - 71.5* Emily Stockford - 69 Lauren Garmon - 67 Jordan Cox - 66 Lindsey Cheek - 59
UT-Martin 9 (1,502), No. 6 Georgia 9 (1,525.5) January 25 -- Martin, Tenn. Equitation on the Flat UT-Martin - 3 Georgia - 1 Hunter Ralston - 78 Megan Southam - 78 Kaylan Herbst - 72 Liza Finsness - 62 Reid Rickett - 78* Olivia Dorey - 70 Erin Douglas - 77 Kylee Arbuckle - 78 Mckaela VanSelus - 76 Caitlyn Francis - 75 Equitation Over Fences UT-Martin - 3 Georgia - 2 Cailtyn Epperson - 78 Megan Southam - 76 Nora Wilson - 79 Abby O’Mara - 85* Reid Rickett - 80 Emma Schauder - 78 Hunter Ralston - 78 Liza Finsness - 74 Rachel Crinklaw - 61 Kylee Arbuckle - 82 Horsemanship UT-Martin - 1 Georgia - 3 Laurel Ellzey - 71.5 Heather Schmidt - 70.5 Cora Rogalski - 70.5 Rachel Kolb - 70.5 Kenzie Perry - 66 Anna Sasser - 73.5* Brittany Woodward - 68.5 Sara Parr - 70 Jordan Elmore - 63 Paige Stawicki - 68 Reining UT-Martin - 2 Georgia - 3 Megan Marie Foley - 68.5 Lauren Tieche - 66.5 Katie Kallevig - 69.5 McKenzie Lantz - 70 Laney Hixson - 68 Caroline Blackshear - 71 Samantha Knight - 74* Claudia Spreng - 72.5 Melanie Aiosa - 70.5 Lauren Garmon - 74.5
No. 1 Georgia 10, No. 9 Texas A&M November 8 -- Bishop, Ga. Equitation on the Flat
No. 8 TCU 6, No. 4 Georgia 11 November 23 -- Springtown, Texas Equitation on the Flat
No. 9 Texas A&M 9, No. 6 Georgia 10 February 1 -- Bishop, Ga. Equitation on the Flat
Georgia - 4 Liza Finsness - 76 Kylee Arbuckle - 75 Leylan Gleeson - 82* Megan Southam - 66 Sarah Milliren - 76
Georgia - 5 Megan Southam - 87* Kylee Arbuckle - 85 Abby O’Mara - 86 Sarah Milliren - 84 Olivia Dorey - 83 Georgia - 4 Rachel Kolb - 75.5* Sara Parr - 72.5 Anna Sasser - 74.5 Paige Stawicki - 66 Heather Schmidt - 70 Georgia - 3 Lindsey Cheek - 72.5 Charley Thiel - 70.5 Lauren Garmon - 61 Lauren Tieche - 72.5 McKenzie Lantz - 74*
Georgia - 2 Olivia Dorey - 80 Liza Finsness - 84* Megan Southam - 69 Leylan Gleeson - 77 Kylee Arbuckle - 83 Georgia - 3 Kylee Arbuckle - 88 Megan Southam - 84 Abby O’Mara - 90 Olivia Dorey - 85 Liza Finsness - 90*
Georgia - 3 Rachel Kolb - 73.5 Paige Stawicki - 72 Anna Sasser - 69 Heather Schmidt - 73.5 Sara Parr - 73 Georgia - 2 Lindsey Cheek - 70.5 Charley Thiel - 70.5 McKenzie Lantz - 71 Lauren Garmon - 67 Lauren Tieche - 72*
Fresno State - 1 Sarah Schroeder - 70 Dayle Fischer - 77 Savannah Bernard - 66 Hannah Flammang - 65 Macy Wilson - 73
Auburn - 2 Christina Lin - 82 Megan Bifano - 65 Jennifer Delman - 75 Demi Stiegler - 64 Elizabeth Benson - 74
Fresno State - 0 Hilary West - 40 Belle Calkin - 80 Kara Spicer - 81 Chelsie Rua-Stone - 79 Dayle Fischer - 78
Auburn - 3 Elizabeth Benson - 75 Qunicy Hayes - 77 Christina Lin - 85 Jennifer Waxman - 87 Demi Stiegler - 73
Fresno State - 1 Taylor Brown - 72.5 Shauna Woodward - 68 Sydney Elliott - 74 Rio Haack - 67.5 Kirsten McKillop - 66
Auburn - 3 Griffin Knight - 77.5 Katsy Leeman - 66.5 Stephanie Rucci - 72 Lacy Watson - 76 Lucy Igoe - 75.5
Fresno State - 1 Taylor Brown - 72.5 Ciara Kozlowski - 66 Kirsten McKillop - 69.5 Bridgid O’Leary - 0 Sonya Koch - 72
Auburn - 4 Stephanie Rucci - 69 Cheyenne Cracraft - 72 Julianna Cook - 70.5 Griffin Knight - 70 Katsy Leeman - 69
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Reining
Equitation Over Fences
Horsemanship
Reining
No. 2 Auburn 12, No. 1 Georgia 8 November 15 -- Auburn, Ala. Equitation on the Flat
Texas A&M - 3 Paige Russell - 79 Marlena Parker - 83 Hannah Williams - 81 Haley Buckmiller - 86 Megan Phillips - 86
TCU - 0 Taylor Alexander - 75 Nikki Diamantis - 68 Caitlin Ader - 68 Molly Peddicord - 74 Kaitlin Perry - 67
Texas A&M - 2 Marlena Parker - 86 Kimmy Saul - 85 Leah Chenelle - 78 Hannah Williams - 88 Haley Buckmiller - 70
TCU - 1 Nikki Diamantis - 67 Kaitlin Perry - 0 Taylor Alexander - 77 Molly Peddicord - 75 Caitlin Ader - 78
Texas A&M - 1 Molli Jacobs - 71.5 Logan Pluhar - 69 Caroline Ammons - 69.5 Alyssa Soechting - 72.5 Laura Brainard - 73*
TCU - 2 Taylor Gillette 71.5 Erin Gillette - 70 Calli House - 71.5 Megan McMullen - 70 Katie Gray - 70
Texas A&M - 4 Ashley Skold - 71 Laura Sumrall - 72.5 Ashley Dotson - 71.5 Lindsey Bernbaum - 61 Hannah Jechow - 0
TCU - 3 Chantz Stewart - 64.5 Katie Gray - 70 Brooke Boyle - 68.5 Alexi Child - 71.5 Shelby St. Hilaire - 68
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Reining
Reining
Georgia - 2 Abby O’Mara - 48 Liza Finsness - 88* Olivia Dorey - 82 Kylee Arbuckle - 66 Megan Southam- 81
Georgia - 2 Rachel Kolb - 75.5 Sara Parr - 74 Anna Sasser - 60 Paige Stawicki - 75.5 Heather Schmidt - 78.5*
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Horsemanship
Georgia - 3 Liza Finsness - 88* Leylan Gleeson - 72 Kylee Arbuckle - 73 Megan Southam - 81 Olivia Dorey - 69
Georgia - 5 Megan Southam - 82 Olivia Dorey - 84 Leylan Gleeson - 78 Liza Finsness - 89* Kylee Arbuckle - 75
Texas A&M - 1 Paige Russell - 81 Haley Buchmiller - 71 Hannah Williams - 79 Marlena Parker - 79 Megan Phillips - 76
Georgia - 3 Kylee Arbuckle - 80 Megan Southam - 84 Abby O’Mara - 83* Olivia Dorey - 75 Liza Finsness - 72
Texas A&M - 3 Kimmy Saul - 74 Shelby Lawson - 80 Leah Chenelle - 78 Marlena Parker - 87* Hannah Williams - 85
Equitation Over Fences
Georgia - 1 Heather Schmidt - 74* Paige Stawicki - 63 Sara Parr - 68.5 Rachel Kolb - 70 Vanessa Gillette - 70
Texas A&M - 2 Laura Brianard - 70.5 Caroline Ammons - 74.5 Logan Pluhar - 73 Rachel Lucht - 73.5 Molli Jacobs - 77
Georgia - 2 Charley Thiel - 69 Lindsey Cheek - 66.5 Lauren Garmon - 64.5 Lauren Tieche - 70 McKenzie Lantz - 71*
Texas A&M - 3 Laura Sumrall - 72.5 Sarah Kate Grider - 72.5 Ashley Dotson - 73 Lindsey Bernbaum - 71.5 Ashley Skold - 71
Horsemanship
Reining
Georgia - 4 Kylee Arbuckle - 82 Olivia Dorey - 82 Liza Finsness - 83* Caitlyn Francis - 78 Megan Southam - 78 Georgia - 2 Liza Finsness - 86 Abby O’Mara - 84 Kylee Arbuckle - 76 Meg O’Mara - 85 Megan Southam - 81
Georgia - 2 Heather Schmidt - 72 Anna Sasser - 72 Rachel Kolb - 70.5* Sara Parr - 72 Paige Stawicki - 77 Georgia - 2 Lauren Garmon - 71.5 McKenzie Lantz - 75* Lauren Tieche - 72.5 Claudia Spreng - 72 Charley Thiel - 66.5
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GEORGIA EQUESTRIAN No. 6 Georgia 9, No. 1 South Carolina 10 February 8 -- Bishop, Ga. Equitation on the Flat Georgia - 2 South Carolina - 2 Caitlyn Francis - 78 Adele Norton - 75 Kylee Arbuckle - 83* Amber Henter - 81 Megan Southam - 75 Katherine Schmidt - 79 Liza Finsness - 77 Samantha Smith - 81 Olivia Dorey - 84 Alexa Anthony - 84 Equitation Over Fences Georgia - 2 South Carolina - 3 Abby O’Mara - 80 Amber Henter - 78 Meg O’Mara - 86 Alexa Anthony - 87* Kylee Arbuckle - 85 Katherine Schmidt - 87 Megan Southam - 78 Samantha Smith - 79 Liza Finsness - 85 Samantha Kraus - 77 Horsemanship Georgia - 2 South Carolina - 3 Anna Sasser - 75.5 Katie Kopf - 76.5 Rachel Kolb - 76.5 Alison Cerasani - 72.5 Heather Schmidt - 73.5 Johnna Letchworth - 77.5* Paige Stawicki - 74 Kelsey Urban - 75.5 Sara Parr - 74 Bailey Mierzejewski - 72.5 Reining Georgia - 3 South Carolina - 2 Lauren Garmon - 67.5 Sarah Rose Bouchard - 70.5 Charley Thiel - 72.5 Cody McMillion - 74.5* McKenzie Lantz - 74.5 Johnna Letchworth - 72.5 Claudia Spreng - 73.5 Jordan Brown - 69.5 Lauren Tieche - 70.5 Layla Choate - 69.5
South Carolina - 4 Georgia - 1 Sally Henry - 148 Megan Southam - 127 Samantha Smith - 144 Grace Rogers - 142 Katherine Schmidt - 153 Kylee Arbuckle - 151 Kimberly McCormack - 153* Caitlyn Francis - 0 Amber Henter - 125 Carly Anthony - 138 Equitation Over Fences South Carolina - 4 Georgia - 1 Sally Henry - 154 Sarah Milliren - 161 Samantha Smith - 162 Abby O’Mara - 149 Katherine Schmidt - 165* Olivia Dorey - 149 Amber Henter - 161 Kylee Arbuckle - 150 Kimberly McCormack - 158 Carly Anthony - 157 Horsemanship South Carolina - 1 Georgia - 2 Alison Cerasani - 141.5 Anna Sasser - 149.5 Kelsey Urban - 138.5 Paige Stawicki - 138.5 Samantha Chiodo - 149 Maria Salazar - 149 Johnna Letchworth - 153* Megan Hawkins - 132 Katie Kopf - 138.5 Sara Parr - 150 Reining South Carolina - 1 Georgia - 3 Amanda Pope - 140.5 Lauren Tieche - 142 Layla Choate - 140 Becca Haaland - 140 Audrey Jewell - 142 Jackie Hoyt - 144* Cody McMillion - 136 McKenzie Lantz - 136.5 Sarah Bouchard - 136.5 Sami Belcher - 135
No. 7 Georgia 11, No. 3 Auburn 8 February 22 -- Bishop, Ga. Equitation on the Flat
Georgia 12, Auburn 8 March 28 -- Blythewood, S.C. Equitation on the Flat
Georgia - 2 Kylee Arbuckle - 65 Liza Finsness - 85 Caitlyn Francis - 68 Megan Southam - 72 Olivia Dorey - 85 Georgia - 2 Liza Finsness - 87* Olivia Dorey - 84 Meg O’Mara - 85 Kylee Arbuckle - 79 Abby O’Mara - 85
Equitation Over Fences
Georgia - 4 Rachel Kolb - 75.5* Paige Stawicki - 75.5 Anna Sasser - 74 Sara Parr - 75 Heather Schmidt - 72 Georgia - 3 Claudia Spreng - 68.5 Charley Thiel - 68.5 McKenzie Lantz - 71* Caroline Blackshear - 69 Lauren Tieche - 68.5
Horsemanship
Reining
Auburn - 3 Christina Lin - 76 Ashley Foster - 73 Demi Stiegler - 72 Elizabeth Benson - 85* Jennifer Delman - 82 Auburn - 3 Christina Lin - 85 Quincy Hayes - 86 Jennifer Waxman - 83 Demi Stiegler - 84 Elizabeth Benson - 86 Auburn - 1 Lacy Watson - 74.5 Danielle Long - 74 Griffin Knight - 65.5 Stephanie Rucci - 70 Lucy Igoe - 73.5
Auburn - 1 Griffin Knight - 68.5 Cheyenne Cracraft - 68 Katsy Leeman - 70 Stephanie Rucci - 69.5 Hailey Munger - 67
No. 2 Georgia 17, No. 5 New Mexico State 3 March 7 -- Bishop, Ga. Equitation on the Flat Georgia - 5 New Mexico State - 0 Olivia Dorey - 89 Amber Tassell - 67 Meg O’Mara - 86 Julie Frey - 49 Caitlyn Francis - 69 Shannon Dooley - 53 Kylee Arbuckle - 92* Hannah Swarthout - 75 Liza Finsness - 85 Emily McConnell - 59 Equitation Over Fences Georgia - 5 New Mexico State - 0 Kylee Arbuckle - 79 Amber Tassell - 72 Olivia Dorey - 82 Emily McConnell - 76 Me O’Mara - 86* Shannon Dooley - 70 Liza Finsness - 84 Elizabeth Soloman - 65 Abby O’Mara - 80 Julie Frey - 61 Horsemanship Georgia - 4 New Mexico State - 1 Anna Sasser - 75 Jessica Woolsey - 70.5 Sara Parr - 75 Lauren DeVoe - 72 Heather Schmidt - 71.5 Rianna Storey - 73.5 Paige Stawicki - 77.5* Clarissa Edgerton - 74 Rachel Kolb - 76 Courtney Cruse - 67.5 Reining Georgia - 3 New Mexico State - 2 Caroline Blackshear - 70.5 Tara Wilson - 69 Charley Thiel - 68.5 Marissa Bartmann - 67 McKenzie Lantz - 65 Stefanie Story - 70.5 Lauren Tieche - 71.5* Haley Newkirk - 69 Claudia Spreng - 63.5 Brynn Larson - 70
22 2013-14 MEET-BY-MEET RESULTS
South Carolina 10, Georgia 7 March 28 -- Auburn, Ala. Equitation on the Flat
Georgia - 2 Caitlyn Francis - 121 Liza Finsness - 155 Olivia Dorey - 154 Meg O’Mara - 154 Kylee Arbuckle - 157
Auburn - 3 Demi Stiegler - 142 Elizabeth Benson - 164* Ashley Foster - 151 Jennifer Delman - 128 Christina Lin - 161 Equitation Over Fences Georgia - 3 Auburn - 2 Kylee Arbuckle - 160 Elizabeth Benson - 164 Abby O’Mara - 153 Quincy Hayes - 162 Meg O’Mara - 164 Christina Lin - 129 Liza Finsness - 172* Jennifer Waxman - 168 Olivia Dorey - 164 Demi Stiegler - 161 Horsemanship Georgia - 4 Auburn - 1 Paige Stawicki - 146 Griffin Knight - 141 Sara Parr - 150.5* Stephanie Rucci - 144 Anna Sasser - 146 Lucy Igoe - 130 Heather Schmidt - 145 Danielle Long - 142 Rachel Kolb - 107.5 Lacy Watson - 137.5 Reining Georgia - 3 Auburn - 2 McKenzie Lantz - 132.5 Hailey Munger - 134.5 Caroline Blackshear - 116 Katsy Leeman - 133.5* Charley Thiel - 140.5 Cheyenne Cracraft - 139 Lauren Tieche - 133.5 Griffin Knight - 129.5 Claudia Spreng - 135.5 Stephanie Rucci - 129.5 South Carolina 10 (4,040.25), Georgia 10 (4,036.25) March 28 -- Blythewood, S.C. Equitation on the Flat South Carolina - 3 Georgia - 2 Samantha Smith - 148 Meg O’Mara - 151 Kelsey Hart - 147 Liza Finsness - 151 Alexa Anthony - 157* Olivia Dorey - 126 Katherine Schmidt - 156 Caitlyn Francis - 139 Adele Norton - 147 Kylee Arbuckle - 115 Equitation Over Fences South Carolina - 3 Georgia - 2 Katherine Schmidt - 178 Liza Finsness - 171 Amber Henter - 164 Abby O’Mara - 165 Samantha Smith - 175 Olivia Dorey - 165 Alexa Anthony - 171 Kylee Arbuckle - 156 Samantha Kraus - 126 Meg O’Mara - 179* Horsemanship South Carolina - 2 Georgia - 3 Johnna Letchworth - 150.5* Anna Sasser - 139.5 Abigail Pait - 144 Sara Parr - 149.5 Alison Cerasani - 147 Rachel Kolb - 148 Katie Kopf - 145.5 Paige Stawicki - 150.5 Samantha Chiodo - 146 Heather Schmidt - 144.5 Reining South Carolina - 2 Georgia - 3 Johnna Letchworth - 135.5 Charley Thiel - 133 Sarah Bouchard - 137.5 Claudia Spreng - 134.5 Cody McMillion - 128 Lauren Tieche - 139.5 Jordan Brown - 118.5 McKenzie Lantz - 132* Layla Choate - 136 Lauren Garmon - 136.5
Georgia - 2 Liza Finsness - 160 Olivia Dorey - 128 Meg O’Mara - 0 Kylee Arbuckle - 161
Georgia 7, Baylor 6 April 18 -- Waco, Texas Equitation on the Flat
Baylor - 2 Savannah Jenkins - 150 Sam Schaefer - 135 Jenny Mitchell - 145 Alicia Gasser - 152 Equitation Over Fences Georgia - 2 Baylor - 1 Liza Finsness - 166 Sam Schaefer - 166 Olivia Dorey - 138 Savannah Jenkins - 165 Abby O’Mara - 164 Paige Parker - 158 Meg O’Mara - 164 Alicia Gasser - 153 Horsemanship Georgia - 2 Baylor - 1 Heather Schmidt - 149.5 Bryn Lindley - 148 Sara Parr - 133.5 Parris Rice - 149 Paige Stawicki - 144 Gillian Chant - 144 Anna Sasser - 144.5 Rachel Nankervis - 138.5 Reining Georgia - 1 Baylor - 2 Lauren Tieche- 145 Jessica Leach - 145 McKenzie Lantz - 145 Claire Edwards - 139 Charley Thiel - 136 Katie Berg - 138 Claudia Spreng - 143.5 Shelbey Jackson - 144.5 Oklahoma State 6, Georgia 8 April 19 -- Waco, Texas Equitation on the Flat Oklahoma State - 1 Georgia - 3 Samantha Harrison - 143 Meg O’Mara - 160 Andrea Robbins - 148 Olivia Dorey - 128 Sammy Elser - 151 Kylee Arbuckle - 158 Jorden Davis - 143 Liza Finsness - 160 Equitation Over Fences Oklahoma State - 0 Georgia - 3 Samantha Harrison - 158 Abby O’Mara - 164 Jorden Davis - 80 Liza Finsness - 153 Sammy Elser - 158 Kylee Arbuckle - 158 Andrea Robbins - 147 Meg O’Mara - 166 Horsemanship Oklahoma State - 2 Georgia - 1 Lindsey McMullen - 150 Heather Schmidt - 140.5 Ty Paris - 145 Paige Stawicki - 148.5 Katy Krshka - 153 Sara Parr - 153 Lauren Halvorson - 148.5 Anna Sasser - 147.5 Reining Oklahoma State - 3 Georgia - 1 Erin Willoughby - 0 Lauren Tieche - 134.1 Jenna Blumer - 142 McKenzie Lantz - 141 Justine Peters - 143 Charley Thiel - 136.5 Katy Krshka - 142 Claudia Spreng - 133 South Carolina 8 (2,219), Georgia 8 (2,323.5) April 19 -- Waco, Texas Equitation on the Flat South Carolina - 1 Georgia - 3 Alexa Anthony - 142 Kylee Arbuckle - 128 Kelsey Hart - 140 Liza Finsness - 152 Samantha Smith - 145 Olivia Dorey - 150 Katherine Smith - 142 Meg O’Mara - 149 Equitation Over Fences South Carolina - 3 Georgia - 1 Samantha Smith - 161 Liza Finsness - 137 Alexa Anthony - 142 Abby O’Mara - 149 Amber Henter - 167 Kylee Arbuckle - 140 Katherine Schmidt - 170 Meg O’Mara - 159 Horsemanship South Carolina - 3 Georgia - 1 Alison Cerasani - 148 Paige Stawicki - 141.5 Katie Kopf - 147 Sara Parr - 155.5 Samantha Chiodo - 150.5 Heather Schmidt - 144 Johnna Letchworth - 155.5 Anna Sasser - 152 Reining South Carolina - 1 Georgia - 3 Johnna Letchworth - 134.5 McKenzie Lantz - 145 Sarah Rose Bouchard - 0 Lauren Garmon - 138.5 Cody McMillion - 135 Lauren Tieche - 147.5 Layla Choate - 139 Charley Thiel - 135.5
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GEORGIA EQUESTRIAN 2002-03** Head Coach: Meghan Boenig Varsity Equestrian National Champions Date Opponent 09.28 at South Carolina 11.2-3 at Judson College 11.23 UGA Invitational 02.15 at South Carolina 03.08-09 at Auburn 03.22 IHSA Regionals 04.05-06 IHSA Zones 04.19 Varsity EQ Nationals 04.26-27 SEC Invitational (Exh.) 05.02-04 IHSA Nationals **competitions held under IHSA Rules
Location Blythewood,S.C. Marion, Ala. Athens, Ga. Blythewood, S.C. Auburn, Ala. Auburn, Ala. Statesboro, Ga. College Station, Texas Athens, Ga. Murfreesboro, Tenn.
2003-04 Head Coach: Meghan Boenig Varsity Equestrian National Champions Date Opponent 09.28 Berry College 10.03 South Carolina 10.24 at Clemson (scrim.) 11.06 Auburn 01.31 at Berry College (scrim.) 02.13 at South Carolina 02.21 Oklahoma State 03.05 at Auburn 03.06 at Auburn (scrim.) 03.13 at California Classic 03.20 Kentucky 03.27 Southern EQ Championship 04.23-24 Varsity EQ Nationals
Location Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Clemson, S.C. Athens, Ga. Rome, Ga. Blythewood, S.C. Athens, Ga. Auburn, Ala. Auburn, Ala. Fresno, Calif. Athens, Ga. Auburn, Ala. Conyers, Ga.
2004-05 Head Coach: Meghan Boenig Southern Equestrian Champions Varsity Equestrian Reserve National Champions Date Opponent 09.18 Berry College (scrim.) 09.24 South Carolina 09.25 South Carolina (scrim.) 10.15 Alumni HC Chall. 11.05 Auburn (scrim.) 11.13 Ohio State 02.05 at South Carolina 02.12 Auburn 02.26 at Texas A&M 03.05 Kansas State 03.12 at Fresno State 04.09 Southern EQ Championship 04.14-15 Varsity EQ Nationals
Location Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Blythewood, S.C. Auburn, Ala. Coll. Station, Texas Athens, Ga. Fresno, Calif. Blythewood, S.C. Sante Fe, N.M.
2005-06 Head Coach: Meghan Boenig Southern Equestrian Champions Date Opponent 09.24 Kentucky 10.07-08 Big 8 English Tourn. 10.21 at South Carolina 11.05 at Berry College 11.11 Auburn 01.27-28 at Big 8 Western Tourn. 02.11 at Fresno State 02.25 South Carolina 02.04 at Auburn 04.08-09 Southern EQ Championship 04.20-22 Varsity EQ Nationals
Location Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Blythewood, S.C. Rome, Ga. Athens, Ga. Coll. Station, Texas Fresno, Calif. Athens, Ga. Auburn, Ala. Athens, Ga. Albuquerque, N.M.
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Results 2nd HS-2nd; W-1 2nd HS-1st; W-4th HS-2nd; W-2nd Three Qualfy 1st 1st Three Individuals
Results W, 1990-1844 W, 1072-1053 W, 1365.5-1310 W, 1178-1145 L, 1983-1978 W, 1114.5-1108 W, 1005.31-984.03 W, 825-805 W, 1117.5-1143.6 2nd W, 1193.28-942.03 2nd 1st
Results W, 1950-1837 W, 1166-1097 W, 1098-1028 W, 2-0 W, 1228-1100 W, 1168-937 W, 1206-1190 W, 1275-1266 W, 1202-1164 W, 1218-1084 W, 901-802 1st 2nd
Results W, 1217.5-1182.5 1st W, 1202-1184.75 W, 2236.5-2229.5 W, 1229-1219.5 3rd W, 2064-1924 W, 1246-1231 W, 1228-1167 1st 4th
2006-07 Head Coach: Meghan Boenig Southern Equestrian Champions Date Opponent 09.23-24 Kansas State, Baylor 10.06 South Carolina 10.21 at New Mexico State 11.10 at Auburn 11.19 Berry 02.10 at Baylor 02.17 Auburn 03.03 at South Carolina 03.11 at Kansas State 03.24 SMU 04.06-07 Southern EQ Champ. 04.18-20 Varsity EQ Nationals
Location Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Las Cruces, N.M. Auburn, Ala. Athens, Ga. Waco, Texas Athens, Ga. Blythewood, S.C. Manhattan, Kan. Athens, Ga. Auburn, Ala. Waco, Texas
2007-08 Head Coach: Meghan Boenig Southern Equestrian Champions Varsity Equestrian National Champions
Date Opponent Location 09.23 Delaware State Athens, Ga. Texas Christian Athens, Ga. 09.29 at Baylor Waco, Texas 10.13 SMU (HS Only) Athens, Ga. 10.20 at Texas A&M College Station, Texas 10.21 at Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Texas 11.03 at South Carolina Blythewood, S.C. 11.11 Auburn Athens, Ga. 02.16 Oklahoma State Athens, Ga. 02.17 Baylor Athens, Ga. 02.23 South Carolina Athens, Ga. 03.07 at Auburn Auburn, Ala. 03.09 at Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. 03.29 at South Carolina% Blythewood, S.C. 04.16-19 Varsity EQ Nationals* Waco, Texas %Southern EQ Championship *Won tiebreaker
2008-09 Head Coach: Meghan Boenig Southern Equestrian Champions Varsity Equestrian National Champions
Date Opponent Location 09.20 Kansas State Athens, Ga. 09.21 Fresno State Athens, Ga. 10.03 at Deleware State Dover, Del. 10.18 at Auburn Auburn, Ala. 11.07 SMU (HS Only) Athens, Ga. 11.08 South Carolina Athens, Ga. 11.21 at Baylor Waco, Texas 11.22 at Texas Christian Ft. Worth, Texas 11.23 at SMU(HS Only) Dallas, Texas 02.07 at Fresno State Fresno, Calif. vs. New Mexico State Fresno, Calif. 02.21 at South Carolina Blythewood, S.C. 02.28 Auburn Bishop, Ga. 03.27 Tennessee-Martin Bishop, Ga. 04.03 South Carolina% Bishop, Ga. 04.04 Auburn% Bishop, Ga. 04.16-18 Varsity EQ Nationals Waco, Texas % Southern EQ Championship
Results 1st W, 9-6 W, 16-11 W, 12-7 W, 25-5 W, 9-7 W, 14-6 L, 15-4 L, 11-8 W, 10-4 W, 12-6 3rd overall
Results W, 13-7 W, 10-10* W, 16-8 W, 12-0 L, 11-9 W, 12-4 L, 11-7 W, 12-5 W, 10-8 W, 13-7 W, 14-5 W, 11-7 W, 11-7 W, 10-10* Overall - 1st HS-3rd; W-2nd
Results W, 14-6 W, 12-8 W, 13-3 L, 12-5 W, 8-4 W, 13-7 W, 16-4 L, 10-9 L, 7-5 W, 9-7 W, 9-5 L, 12-8 W, 12-7 W, 16-3 W, 15-5 W, 15-5 Overall - 1st HS - 1st, W - 4th
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 23
GEORGIA EQUESTRIAN 2009-10 Head Coach: Meghan Boenig Varsity Equestrian National Champions
Date Opponent Location 09.19 Texas Christian Bishop, Ga. 09.20 SMU (HS Only) Bishop, Ga. 10.02 at Tennessee-Martin Martin, Tenn. 10.17 Texas A&M Bishop, Ga. 10.23 at South Carolina Blythewood, S.C. 11.06 Fresno State Bishop, Ga. 11.13 Auburn Bishop, Ga. 02.13 New Mexico State Bishop, Ga. 02.27 South Carolina Bishop, Ga. 02.28 Baylor Bishop, Ga. 03.06 at Auburn Auburn, Ala. 03.07 at Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. 03.19 at Delaware State Dover, Del. 03.20 at Sacred Heart Fairfield, Conn. 02.27 at Auburn% Auburn, Ala. 04.15-17 Varsity EQ Nationals Waco, Texas %Southern EQ Championship ^ Tiebreaker
2010-11 Head Coach: Meghan Boenig Varsity Equestrian Reserve National Champions Date Opponent Location 09.25 Kansas State Bishop, Ga. 09.26 SMU (HS Only) Bishop, Ga. 10.23 South Carolina Bishop, Ga. 11.05 at Baylor Waco, Texas 11.12 at Auburn Auburn, Ala. 11.19 at New Mexico State Las Cruces, N.M. 11.20 vs.Fresno State Las Cruces, N.M. 02.05 at South Carolina Blythewood, S.C. 02.12 Auburn Auburn, Ala. 02.26 New Mexico State Bishop, Ga. 02.27 Tennessee-Martin Bishop, Ga. 03.05 at Delaware State Dover, Del. 03.12 at Texas Christian Ft. Worth, Texas 03.25 at South Carolina% Blythewood, S.C. 03.26 vs. Auburn% Blythewood, S.C. 04.14-16 Varsity EQ Nationals Waco, Texas %Southern EQ Championship
2011-12 Head Coach: Meghan Boenig NCEA Reserve National Champions
Date Opponent Location 10.08 at Texas A&M College Station, Texas 10.22 Kansas State Bishop, Ga. 10.23 TCU Bishop, Ga. 11.04 at South Carolina Blythewood, S.C. 11.11 Auburn Bishop, Ga. 11.18 vs. Delaware State Martin, Tenn. 11.19 at Tennessee-Martin Martin, Tenn. 02.04 South Carolina Bishop, Ga. 02.18 at Auburn Auburn, Ala. 02.25 Baylor Bishop, Ga. 02.26 Fresno State Bishop, Ga. 03.09 at SMU (Hunt Seat Only) Dallas, Texas 03.09 at TCU Ft. Worth, Texas 03.10 at Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 03.31 South Carolina% Bishop, Ga. 04.12-14 Varsity EQ Championship Waco, Texas % Southern EQ Championship ^ Tiebreaker
24 YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS
Results L, 11-9 W, 9-3 W, 10-5 W, 9-9^ W, 12-8 W, 14-6 W, 12-8 W, 17-3 W, 13-6 W, 13-6 L, 12-6 W, 14-6 W, 9-5 W, 16-0 L, 12-7 Overall - 1st HS - 1st, W - 4th
2012-13 Head Coach: Meghan Boenig NCEA Reserve National Champions
Date Opponent Location 09.13 Texas A&M* Bishop, Ga. 10.12 at Baylor Waco, Texas 11.02 South Carolina* Bishop, Ga. 11.09 at Auburn* Auburn, Ala. 11.16 at South Dakota State Brookings, S.D. 11.17 vs. New Mexico State Brookings, S.D. 01.26 at Fresno State Fresno, Calif. 02.02 at South Carolina* Blythewood, S.C. 02.23 Auburn* Bishop, Ga. 02.24 Delaware State. Bishop, Ga. 03.02 Tennessee-Martin Bishop, Ga. 03.08 at Texas A&M* College Station, Texas 03.29 vs. South Carolina% Auburn, Ala. 03.30 vs. Texas A&M% Auburn, Ala. 04.17-20 NCEA Championship Waco, Texas * SEC Meet % SEC Championship
2013-14 Head Coach: Meghan Boenig NCEA National Champions Result W, 16-4 W, 11-1 W, 15-4 W, 11-8 L, 13-6 W, 11-5 W, 14-2 L, 10-9 W, 11-9 W, 15-1 W, 14-0 W, 10-6 W, 17-2 W, 11-8 L, 11-9 Overall - 2nd HS - 2nd, W - 3rd
Date Opponent Location 09.27 Fresno State Bishop, Ga. 10.11 at South Carolina* Blythewood, S.C. 11.08 Texas A&M* Bishop, Ga. 11.15 at Auburn* Auburn, Ala. 11.22 at Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. 11.23 at TCU Ft. Worth, Texas 01.24 vs. Delaware State Martin, Tenn. 01.25 at UT-Martin Martin, Tenn. 02.01 at Texas A&M College Station, Texas 02.08 South Carolina Bishop, Ga. 02.22 Auburn Bishop, Ga. 03.07 New Mexico State Bishop, Ga. 03.28 vs. Auburn% Blythewood, S.C. 03.29 vs. South Carolina% Blythewood, S.C. 04.18 vs. Baylor$ Waco, Texas 04.19 vs. Oklahoma State$ Waco, Texas 04.19 vs. South Carolina$ Waco, Texas * SEC Meet % SEC Championship $ NCEA Championship ^ Tiebreaker
Result W, 17-5 W, 14-10 L, 11-8 L, 13-7 L, 8-8 W, 12-4 W, 12-4 W, 11-8 L,12-8 W, 17-3 W, 15-3 W, 16-6 L, 10-7 W, 15-5 Overall - 2nd HS - 2nd; W - 3rd
Result W, 16-3 W, 9-9 W, 10-9 L, 12-8 L, 13-7 W, 11-6 W, 17-3 W, 9-9 W, 10-9 L, 10-9 W, 11-8 W, 17-3 W, 12-8 L, 10-10 W, 8-7 W, 8-6 W, 8-8
Result L, 13-10 W, 13-7 W, 16-4 W, 11-9 W, 10-8 W, 19-1 W, 12-6 W, 11-8 W, 8-8* W, 13-6 W, 17-1 W, 7-3 W, 9-8 L, 13-10 L, 10-10* Overall - 2nd HS -3rd; W-3rd
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GEORGIA EQUESTRIAN Equitation Over Fences (90 and above)
Equitation Over Fences (90 and above)
Allison Terry...................99.0............. at Fresno State.................3/12/05 Logan Fiorentino............98.0............. at Fresno State.................3/12/05 Rachel Berkowitz...........98.0............. at Fresno State.................3/12/05 Byerly Vaughn................95.0............. at Fresno State.................3/12/05 Haylie Jayne..................95.0............. vs. Auburn.......................11/11/07 Kacy Jenkins..................95.0............. vs. UT-Martin....................2/27/11 Sara Stukas....................94.0............. at Fresno State.................3/12/05 Olivia Dorey....................93.0............. vs. UT-Martin....................2/27/11 Carly Anthony.................93.0............. vs. Delaware State.........11/18/11 Jessie Campbell.............92.0............. at Berry.............................11/5/05 Kacy Jenkins..................92.0............. vs. Auburn.......................11/11/07 Michelle Morris.............92.0............. vs. South Carolina...........10/23/10 Carly Anthony.................92.0............. at Auburn..........................11/9/12 Kylee Arbuckle...............92.0............. vs. New Mexico State........3/7/14 Emma Lipman.................91.0............. vs. Fresno State................11/6/09 Kacy Jenkins..................91.0............. at South Carolina................2/5/11 Carly Anthony.................91.0............. vs. UT-Martin....................2/27/11 Michelle Morris.............91.0............. vs. Kansas State.............10/22/11 Carly Anthony.................91.0............. at South Carolina..............11/4/11 Vanessa Sanson.............90.0............. at Berry.............................11/5/05 Carly Veldman................90.0............. at Berry.............................11/5/05 Kelly Bonau....................90.0............. vs. South Carolina.............10/6/06 Cordy Allsopp.................90.0............. at New Mexico State.....10/21/06 Kelly Bonau....................90.0............. at Baylor............................9/30/07 Alexa Lieppe..................90.0............. vs. Auburn.......................11/11/07 Emma Lipman.................90.0............. at South Carolina............10/23/09 Carly Anthony.................90.0............. vs. South Carolina...........10/23/10 Michelle Morris.............90.0............. at South Carolina................2/5/11 Abby O’Mara..................90.0............. vs. New Mexico State......2/26/11 Abby O’Mara..................90.0............. vs. UT-Martin....................2/27/11
Carly Anthony.................97.0............. vs. South Carolina...........10/23/10 Melanie Carraway.........97.0............. at Baylor............................11/5/10 Caitlyn Francis................97.0............. vs. Texas A&M....................9/8/12 Carly Anthony.................96.0............. at Baylor............................11/5/10 Michelle Blair.................95.0............. vs. Auburn.......................11/11/05 Olivia Dorey....................95.0............. vs. Texas A&M....................9/8/12 Kitt Ritter........................93.0............. vs. TCU..............................9/23/07 Michelle Blair.................93.0............. at South Carolina..............11/2/07 Michelle Morris.............93.0............. at South Carolina................2/5/11 Michelle Morris.............92.0............. vs. South Carolina...........10/23/10 Carly Anthony.................92.0............. vs. UT-Martin....................2/27/11 Michelle Morris.............92.0............. vs. UT-Martin....................2/27/11 Grace Rogers..................92.0............. vs. Texas A&M....................9/8/12 Carly Anthony.................92.0............. vs. Texas A&M....................9/8/12 Carly Anthony.................92.0............. at Auburn..........................11/9/12 Meg O’Mara...................92.0............. vs. South Carolina.............3/29/14 Michelle Blair.................91.0............. at Auburn............................3/4/06 Michelle Blair.................91.0............. vs. Baylor..........................9/24/06 Michelle Morris.............91.0............. vs. Auburn.........................2/12/11 Grace Rogers..................91.0............. vs. UT-Martin....................2/27/11 Carly Anthony.................91.0............. at Auburn..........................2/18/12 Kylee Arbuckle...............91.0............. at Texas A&M.....................3/8/13 Rachel Berkowitz...........90.0............. at Auburn..........................2/12/05 Haylie Jayne..................90.0............. at South Carolina..............11/2/07 Carly Anthony.................90.0............. at South Carolina..............11/4/11 Kylee Arbuckle...............90.0............. vs. Auburn.........................2/23/13 Abby O’Mara..................90.0............. vs. Texas A&M..................11/8/13 Liza Finsness..................90.0............. vs. Texas A&M..................11/8/13 Liza Finsness..................90.0............. vs. Auburn.........................3/28/14
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GEORGIA EQUESTRIAN Reining (75 and above)
Horsemanship (77 and above)
Sarah Meier...................92.5............. at South Carolina..............2/13/04 Morgan Strauss.............81.0............. vs. Kansas State.................3/5/05 Morgan Strauss............79.95............ vs. Kentucky......................3/20/04 Sarah Meier...................79.0............. vs. Auburn.........................11/6/03 Morgan Strauss.............79.0............. vs. Auburn.........................11/6/03 Megan Darby.................79.0............. at South Carolina............10/21/05 Sarah Locker..................78.5............. at New Mexico State.....10/21/06 Sarah Locker..................78.5............. vs. South Carolina.............2/27/10 Becca Haaland...............78.5............. vs. TCU............................10/23/11 Megan Darby.................77.5............. at New Mexico State.....10/21/06 Maria Salazar.................77.5............. vs. Fresno State................11/6/09 Carly Lambros................77.5............. vs. Fresno State................11/6/09 Morgan Strauss.............77.0............. at Texas A&M...................2/26/05 Morgan Strauss.............77.0............. at Fresno State.................3/12/05 Kate Stewart..................77.0............. vs. Auburn.......................11/11/07 Kate Stewart..................77.0............. vs. Auburn.......................11/11/07 McKenzie Lantz..............77.0............. vs. TCU............................10/23/11 Sarah Meier..................76.59............ vs. Kentucky......................3/20/04 Sarah Meier...................76.5............. vs. Ohio State.................11/13/04 Carly Veldman................76.5............. at South Carolina............10/21/05 Megan Darby.................76.5............. vs. South Carolina.............10/6/06 Sarah Locker..................76.5............. at Auburn............................3/7/08 Sarah Locker..................76.5............. at Auburn............................3/7/08 Hannah Dyer..................76.5............. vs. Fresno State................9/21/08 Sarah Meier..................76.03............ at Auburn..........................2/12/05 Tricia Fowler...................76.0............. at South Carolina............10/21/05 Sarah Locker..................76.0............. vs. TCU..............................9/23/07 Sarah Locker..................76.0............. at Fresno State...................2/7/09 Sarah Locker..................76.0............. vs. Auburn.......................11/13/09 Becca Haaland...............76.0............. vs. Kansas State.............10/22/11 Kate Stewart..................75.5............. vs. Kentucky......................9/24/05 Loren Buck......................75.5............. at New Mexico State.....10/21/06 Lindsey Stier..................75.5............. at New Mexico State.....10/21/06 Kate Stewart..................75.5............. vs. Fresno State................9/21/08 McKenzie Lantz..............75.5............. vs. South Carolina...........10/23/10 Tricia Fowler..................75.48............ vs. Auburn.........................11/5/04 Sarah Meier..................75.48............ vs. Auburn.........................11/5/04 Morgan Strauss............75.48............ vs. Auburn.........................11/5/04 Megan Darby.................75.4............. vs. Ohio State.................11/13/04 Morgan Strauss.............75.4............. vs. Ohio State.................11/13/04 Sarah Dunsmore............75.0............. at South Carolina..............2/13/04 Sarah Meier...................75.0............. vs. Auburn.......................11/11/05 Carly Veldman................75.0............. at Auburn............................3/4/06 Kate Stewart..................75.0............. vs. Baylor..........................9/24/06 Megan Darby.................75.0............. vs. Auburn.........................2/17/07 Nichole Grant.................75.0............. vs. Auburn.......................11/11/07 Kate Stewart..................75.0............. at Fresno State...................2/7/09 Diandra St. Hilaire.........75.0............. at Fresno State...................2/7/09 Sarah Locker..................75.0............. vs. UT-Martin....................3/27/09 Becca Haaland...............75.0............. vs. South Carolina.............2/27/10 Jackie Hoyt....................75.0............. vs. South Carolina...........10/23/10 Lauren Tieche.................75.0............. at Texas A&M.....................3/8/13 McKenzie Lantz..............75.0............. at Texas A&M.....................2/1/14
Dana Kennedy................93.5............. vs. Auburn.........................11/5/04 Kari Ellingson.................92.0............. vs. Auburn.........................11/6/03 Sarah Dunsmore............92.0............. vs. Kansas State.................3/5/05 Ashley Slocumb.............85.0............. vs. Kansas State.................3/5/05 Ashley Slocumb.............84.5............. at Auburn..........................2/12/05 Ashley Slocumb.............84.0............. at South Carolina..............2/13/04 Sarah Dunsmore............84.0............. at South Carolina..............2/13/04 Dana Kennedy................83.0............. vs. Kansas State.................3/5/05 Kelley Mundrick.............82.0............. at Fresno State.................2/11/06 Jessica Bailey................81.5............. at Auburn..........................2/12/05 Jessica Wittmeyer.........81.0............. vs. Auburn.........................11/6/03 Carly Veldman................80.5............. vs. South Carolina.............2/25/06 Carly Veldman................80.0............. vs. Auburn.........................11/6/03 Kari Ellingson.................80.0............. at Texas A&M...................2/26/05 Kari Ellingson.................80.0............. at Fresno State.................3/12/05 Kari Ellingson.................80.0............. at Fresno State.................2/11/06 Kelley Mundrick.............80.0............. at New Mexico State.....10/21/06 Anna Sasser...................79.5............. at Texas A&M.....................3/8/13 Paige Stawicki...............79.5............. vs. UT-Martin......................3/2/13 Kari Ellingson.................79.0............. vs. Auburn.........................11/5/04 Carly Veldman................79.0............. at Auburn..........................2/12/05 Sarah Dunsmore............79.0............. at Fresno State.................2/11/06 Dana Kennedy................79.0............. at Fresno State.................2/11/06 Kari Ellingson.................78.5............. vs. South Carolina.............2/25/06 Heather Schmidt............78.5............. at Auburn........................11/15/13 Ashley Slocumb.............78.0............. vs. Auburn.........................11/6/03 Kari Ellingson.................78.0............. vs. Kentucky......................3/20/04 Ashley Slocumb.............78.0............. vs. Kentucky......................3/20/04 Alicia Shrum...................78.0............. vs. Baylor..........................2/28/10 Megan Hawkins.............78.0............. vs. Auburn.......................11/11/11 Megan Hawkins.............78.0............. vs. Fresno State................2/26/12 Lauren Love....................77.5............. vs. Fresno State................9/21/08 Maria Salazar.................77.5............. vs. Fresno State................11/6/09 Katelyn Van Allen...........77.5............. vs. Kansas State.............10/22/11 Sara Parr........................77.5............. vs. South Carolina.............4/19/14 Megan Hawkins.............77.5............. vs. UT-Martin......................3/2/13 Carly Veldman................77.0............. at Texas A&M...................2/26/05 Catherine Pennington....77.0............. vs. Kansas State.................3/5/05 Carly Veldman................77.0............. at Fresno State.................3/12/05 Alicia Shrum...................77.0............. at New Mexico State.....10/21/06 Catherine Pennington....77.0............. vs. TCU..............................9/23/07 Dana Wilson..................77.0............. vs. South Carolina...........10/23/10 Maria Salazar.................77.0............. vs. South Carolina...........10/23/10 Sara Parr........................77.0............. vs. South Carolina...............2/4/12 Maria Salazar.................77.0............. vs. Fresno State................2/26/12 Maria Salazar.................77.0............. at Fresno State.................1/26/13 Paige Stawicki...............77.0............. at Texas A&M.....................3/8/13 Megan Hawkins.............77.0............. at Texas A&M.....................3/8/13 Heather Schmidt............77.0............. at South Carolina............10/11/13 Paige Stawicki...............77.0............. at Texas A&M.....................2/1/14
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NCEA FAQs
History
Can NCEA teams only compete NCAA? No, schools that are a member of the NCEA are permitted to compete in both the NCAA-NCEA head to head format and IHSA (club) competitions. However, universities can only compete in one National Championship event.
The competition format is a head-to-head, where a rider from each team competes on the same horse. The rider earning the highest score on that particular horse wins the point for their team. At the end of the competition, the team with the most points wins the competition. The horse and rider match-up is determined by a random draw. Prior to their competition ride each competitor is given a four-minute warm-up (five minute for Reining) to familiarize themselves with the horse and prepare for their competition ride. This format of competition was developed to level the playing field between riders and to allow each rider the same opportunity on the same horse. There is only one elite level of competition for the four events.
How many girls are on a team? There is no roster size limit. The teams range from 15 to 85 girls. The average team has about 46 members.
How many coaches are there? There can be anywhere from 1-3 coaches. Some teams also have volunteer coaches that are designated by the team, one western and one hunt seat for the whole season. Where do the teams practice? Practice and competition facilities can be owned by the athletics department or can be multiple use facilities on campus partnered with the Agriculture or Animal Science Department. Some programs lease a private facility. Who provides the horses? Most programs have their own string of horses for the team to practice and compete on. These horses have been donated, purchased, or are leased for the competition season. Typically how many competitions are there? Teams can have up to 15 dates of competition, not including conference or national championships. Competitions that last more than one day, or tournaments can be considered 1 date, up to 5 times. What does it cost to run an Equestrian Team? Annual operating budgets can range from $100,000 to $450,000, depending on the size of your program. The average cost per student athlete is $3,000 to $7,000. What about grades? The average equestrian GPA is 3.2 Are there scholarships? The sport of Equestrian can offer up to 15 scholarships per team. The NCAA defines Equestrian as an equivalency sport, allowing the scholarships to be divided amongst the team.
In 1998, Equestrian was classified as an NCAA emerging sport. At that time there were six participating teams (Auburn, Fresno State, Georgia, Oklahoma State, South Carolina and Texas A&M). Today there are currently 24 colleges and universities offering Equestrian as a varsity sport and more continue to add the program each year.
The National Collegiate Equestrian Association (formerly Varsity Equestrian) was created to advance the sport of Equestrian from emerging to championship status with the NCAA by promoting the benefits of Equestrian to potential institutions, riders, parents, horse industry professionals and sponsors while developing the rules and format of competition. The National Collegiate Equestrian Association Championships (NCEAC) is currently held in Waco, Texas. 12 hunter seat and 12 western teams are invited to compete. The NCEA Selection Committee invites these teams based on their win/loss record throughout the season. The NCEAC is made possible with the help of generous sponsors, volunteers and donors of current universities and local horse trainers that contribute competition horses, tack and horse transport. Two nationally recognized and carded judges in both Hunter Seat and Western travel to Texas to judge the four days of competition. More than 200 student-athletes from across the country compete at the Championships. Many people within the horse industry have united together to advance the sport of Equestrian to full NCAA championship status. In order to attain this goal and hold a NCAA sponsored Equestrian National Championship, there must be 40 Division I/II schools that sponsor Equestrian at their institution.
Mission
• To provide amateur equestrian student-athletes the opportunity to compete in a collegiate national championship event • To promote for equal collegiate opportunities for female athletes through collegiate level equestrian competition • To assist in the development of amateur equestrian student-athletes through collegiate level equestrian competition • To promote the advancement of Equestrian from emerging to championship status with NCAA • To generate growth of and interest in Equestrian activity via the marketing, promotion and publicity of sport benefits to universities, riders, prospective studentathletes, parents, horse industry professionals and sponsors • To support the enhancement of participating institutions who offer varsity level collegiate equestrian programs • To preserve the integrity of the sport through ongoing rule and format development
Can Student-athletes receive course credit? Some Universities will offer class credit for participation
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Key Terms in Equestrian Crop
A short whip used in riding, used only as an aid to reinforce the rider’s leg.
Diagonals
The correct posting, up/down motion, of the rider in sequence with diagonal movement of the horse’s legs at the trot.
Equitation / Horsemanship
In competitions, these indicate that riders are being judged on their ability to control and show the horse while maintaining the correct riding position. Riders have the added challenge of riding an unfamiliar horse, one that they draw for in a lottery system just before their event.
Equitation Over Fences
An individual performance where each rider shows a horse over 8-10 jumps approximately three feet high. Riders are judged on their ability to position the horse correctly at the jumps and avoid interfering with the horse’s balance, while maintaining the correct riding position and producing a smooth, polished performance.
Figure Eight
Two circles connected by a change of direction, most often seen in Reining patterns.
Gait
Three ways — canter/lope, trot/jog, or walk — by which a horse can move by lifting the feet in different order or rhythm.
Horsemanship
Refers to an event in Western discipline which is judged on a predetermined pattern consisting of several maneuvers is performed by each rider. The rider’s overall position and effectiveness in the saddle are major factors in scoring.
Hunt Seat
The category of Equitation English riders compete in, whose foundation lies in jumping and riding across country, such as foxhunting.
Leads
They are determined at the canter/lope by which front foot is leading. Correct leads have the inside foreleg reaching furthest.
Natural Aids
Body signals from the seat, legs, hands and voice to communicate commands to the horse, all the while appearing comfortable, relaxed and balanced. These signals should be subtle or imperceptible to the judge and spectators and exaggerated shifting of the rider’s weight is not desirable. The resulting performance shown by the horse is not to be considered more important than the methods used by the rider in obtaining them.
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NCEA Meet Format and Scoring Dual-Meet Format The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) classifies Equestrian as an “emerging” sport. Until 2003, all collegiate equestrian shows were conducted under the auspices of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA). Georgia riders departed from that format for the 200304 season. Since then, they have competed in the dual-meet format governed by proposed NCAA rules set forth in the biannual equestrian coaches meetings hosted by the United States of America Equestrian Federation. Teams compete in four events at each dual meet: English Equitation Over Fences, English Equitation, Western Horsemanship and Western Reining. In each event a minimum of four athletes from each team ride head-to-head on the same set of horses, which are provided by the host school. Riders are assigned to the horse in a random draw and face the challenge of riding an unfamiliar horse after a brief timed warm-up period. A point is earned when a rider’s score is higher than their opponent riding the same horse. General Scoring Hunt Seat riders are scored on a scale of 1-100. There are nine maneuvers each worth 10 points, plus an overall score worth 10 points, to total 100 possible points per ride. Maneuvers are scored on this scale: 10=Excellent; 9=Very Good; 8=Good; 7=Fairly Good; 6=Satisfactory; 5=Sufficient; 4=Insufficient; 3=Fairly Bad; 2=Bad; 1=Very Bad; 0=Not Executed. Scores usually range from 70-85, depending on the judge. Western riders are scored on a 70-point scale. There are a minimum of eight maneuvers which are scored on the following scale: +1.5=Excellent, +1=Very Good, +.5=Good, 0=Correct, -.5=Poor, -1=Very Poor, -1.5=Extremely Poor. Scores range from 68 to 74. Horsemanship and English Equitation riders are judged on their ability to control and show the horse while maintaining the correct riding position. Riders in Equitation Over Fences are judged on their abil-
Reining
ity to position the horse correctly and not interfere with its balance while maintaining the correct riding position for a smooth, polished performance. Reiners are judged for precision and application of natural aids as they execute intricate maneuvers at varying speeds. English Equitation Over Fences Each rider jumps the same predetermined course, usually consisting of eight to 10 jumps that are approximately 3-feet high. The judge is looking at the rider’s position, consistency of pace and accuracy of leads, turns and distances executed to produce a smooth, polished performance. English Equitation on the Flat A pattern consisting of nine maneuvers is performed within a rectangular-shaped arena marked by letters. Maneuvers are called for at specific letters and can be circles, transitions and serpentines among others. The judge is looking at the rider’s position and effectiveness at guiding her horse through the individual maneuvers. Western Horsemanship A predetermined pattern consisting of several maneuvers is performed by each rider. Consideration for scoring is based on the quality of those maneuvers, including pivots, stops, backs and circles, extensions at all gaits and consistency of pace. The rider’s overall position and effectiveness in the saddle are also major factors. Western Reining In this event each rider rides the same preassigned pattern from memory, performing such maneuvers as spins, sliding stops, rollbacks and circles. The circles are either large and fast or small and slow. The judge is looking for accuracy and correctness of maneuvers, correct speed for the maneuver being performed, the horse being willfully guided and overall quality of the Reining pattern.
Warm-Ups
In this class, Western riders perform an individual, pre-assigned pattern from memory, demonstrating a variety of stops, turns and maneuvers at various speeds. The emphasis on this class is on precision, technical application of natural aids and the rider’s ability to show unfamiliar horses.
Practice time before the classes, normally 4-5 minutes. The horses will be schooled, or prepared for competition using stretching and suppling exercises at various gaits, or practice jumps if necessary by riders who will not compete the day of the show.
Rollback
A smooth stop from the lope, in which the horse is supposed to balance on its back feet while the front feet continue to move.
A turn performed in Equitation Over Fences class to show control of the horse and rider’s ability to maintain a position throughout a turn. A tight turn performed between two Fences. In Western Reining, a rollback is a 180 degree pivot with speed after a halt.
Sliding Stop
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Previous NCEA Champions 2002 Overall Champion..........................................Texas A&M Hunt Seat Champion...........................................Georgia Western Champion.............................West Texas A&M 2003 Overall Champion................................................Georgia Hunt Seat Champion...........................................Georgia Western Champion................................Oklahoma State 2004 Overall Champion................................................Georgia Hunt Seat Champion...........................................Georgia Western Champion................................Oklahoma State 2005 Overall Champion.....................................South Carolina Hunt Seat Champion................................South Carolina Western Champion.......................................Texas A&M 2006 Overall Champion.................................................Auburn Reserve Champion...................................South Carolina Hunt Seat Champion................................South Carolina Western Champion................................Oklahoma State 2007 Overall Champion.....................................South Carolina Reserve Champion..............................................Georgia Hunt Seat Champion................................South Carolina Western Champion.......................................Texas A&M
2008 Overall Champion................................................Georgia Reserve Champion........................................Texas A&M Hunt Seat Champion............................................Auburn Western Champion.......................................Texas A&M 2009 Overall Champion................................................Georgia Reserve Champion........................................Texas A&M Hunt Seat Champion...........................................Georgia Western Champion.......................................Texas A&M Individual Champions Fences.........................................Haylie Jayne (Georgia) Flat...................................... Ally Blais (Oklahoma State) Horsemanship.......................... Caroline Gunn (Texas A&M) Reining......................................... Carrie Von Uhlit (TCU)
Hunt Seat Champion............................................Auburn Western Champion.......................................Texas A&M 2012 Overall Champion..........................................Texas A&M Reserve Champion..............................................Georgia Hunt Seat Champion............................................. Baylor Western Champion.......................................Texas A&M 2013 Overall Champion.................................................Auburn Reserve Champion..............................................Georgia Hunt Seat Champion............................................Auburn Western Champion................................Oklahoma State 2014 Overall Champion................................................Georgia Reserve Champion...................................South Carolina
2010 Overall Champion................................................Georgia Reserve Champion........................................Texas A&M Hunt Seat Champion...........................................Georgia Western Champion.......................................Texas A&M Individual Champions Fences.......................................Emma Lipman (Georgia) Flat.........................................Michelle Morris (Georgia) Horsemanship.......................... Caroline Gunn (Texas A&M) Reining.............................. Maggie Gratny (Texas A&M) 2011 Overall Champion.................................................Auburn Reserve Champion..............................................Georgia
About SEC Equestrian The Southeastern Conference adopted the sport of equestrian during the 2012-13 academic year. The four programs that currently comprise the SEC have a rich history of elite success in the sport. Since the National Collegiate Equestrian Association began contesting a national championship in 2002, the only four programs to ever win a national championship in the sport of equestrian are the four members of the SEC: Auburn, Georgia, South Carolina and Texas A&M. The annual NCEA Championship is held in Waco, Texas, each year. Georgia has tallied a league-leading six overall national championships, including three consecutive from 2008-10 and most recently in 2014. Auburn has three national titles, while South Carolina and Texas A&M each have two overall national titles to their credit.
The three schools of the formerly 12-member SEC have been contesting a yearly Southern Equestrian Championship since 2003, which in 2012-13 was replaced by the first-ever SEC Championship, involving all four schools. The Southern Equestrian Championships were held on campus sites on a rotating basis. Georgia won a league-leading six Southern Equestrian Championship titles, while Auburn captured three and South Carolina one. The first-ever SEC equestrian meet was held on September 9, 2012 when Georgia hosted Texas A&M in Bishop, Ga. In March of 2013, the first-ever SEC Championship in the sport of equestrian was held in Auburn, Ala., with South Carolina taking home the inaugural trophy.
SEC Championship History Southern Equestrian Championship Winners 2003.............................................................................................Georgia 2004..............................................................................................Auburn 2005.............................................................................................Georgia 2006.............................................................................................Georgia 2007.............................................................................................Georgia 2008.............................................................................................Georgia 2009.............................................................................................Georgia 2010..............................................................................................Auburn 2011..............................................................................................Auburn 2012..................................................................................South Carolina www.georgiadogs.com
SEC Championship Winners 2013..................................................................................South Carolina 2014..................................................................................South Carolina
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GEORGIA EQUESTRIAN NCEA All-Americans Equitation Over Fences 2011................................................ Carly Anthony, Abby O’Mara 2012..................................Michelle Morris (Honorable Mention) .............................................. Abby O’Mara (Honorable Mention) 2013.................................................. Carly Anthony, Olivia Dorey 2014......................................................................... Liza Finsness .............................................. Abby O’Mara (Honorable Mention) Equitation on the Flat 2011............................................Carly Anthony, Michelle Morris 2012........................................................................Carly Anthony ............................................Kylee Arbuckle (Honorable Mention) ..........................................Michelle Morris (Honorable Mention) 2013........................................................................Carly Anthony 2014........................................................................ Liza Finsness, ................................................ Olivia Dorey (Honorable Mention) Horsemanship 2012....................................................................Megan Hawkins ............................................. Maria Salazar (Honorable Mention) ............................................Paige Stawicki (Honorable Mention) 2013........................................................................Maria Salazar 2014................................................................... Heather Schmidt .................................................Rachel Kolb (Honorable Mention) Reining 2011.................................................................Diandra St. Hilaire 2012.............................. Samantha Belcher (Honorable Mention) ...........................................McKenzie Lantz (Honorable Mention) 2013.....................................................................McKenzie Lantz 2014.....................................................................McKenzie Lantz NCEA National Rider of the Month 2011-12............................................... Carly Anthony (December) ...........................................................Megan Hawkins (February) 2012-13.............................McKenzie Lantz (Reining - November) ................................. Maria Salazar (Horsemanship - November) ................................................McKenzie Lantz (Reining - March) 2013-14........................................ Liza Finsenss (Flat- November) ..............................Heather Schmidt (Horsemanship- November) ................................................... Abby O’Mara (Fences- January) SEC Rider of the Year 2013................................. Carly Anthony (Equitation on the Flat) .............................................................. McKenzie Lantz (Reining) 2014..................................................... McKenzie Lantz (Reining) ...........................................Liza Finsness (Equitation on the Flat) SEC Freshman of the Year 2014............................................ Liza Finsness (Flat and Fences) ................................................................. Charley Thiel (Reining) All-SEC Equitation Over Fences 2013..................................................Carly Anthony, Olivia Dorey .........................................................Abby O’Mara, Grace Rogers .......................................................... Leylan Gleeson (Freshman) ............................................................Sarah Milliren (Freshman) 2014................................................. Liza Finsness, Abby O’Mara Equitation on the Flat 2013............................................. Carly Anthony, Kylee Arbuckle 2014................................................... Olivia Dorey, Liza Finsness Horsemanship 2013...........................................Maria Salazar, Megan Hawkins ................................................................Rachel Kolb (Freshman) 2014..................................................Sara Parr, Heather Schmidt ..............................................................................Paige Stawicki Reining 2013.................................................................... McKenzie Lantz 2014........................ McKenzie Lantz, Lindsey Cheek (Freshman) ................ Claudia Spreng (Freshman), Charley Thiel (Freshman) SEC Rider of the Month 2012-13...............Carly Anthony (Equitation on the Flat - March) ........................ Carly Anthony (Equitation on the Flat - February) ............................................McKenzie Lantz (Reining - February) ......................................... McKenzie Lantz (Reining - November) ..................... Carly Anthony (Equitation on the Flat - November) ........................Kylee Arbuckle (Equitation on the Flat - October) 2013-14..............Liza Finsness (Equitation on the Flat - October) ............................. Heather Schmidt (Horsemanship -November) .......................Liza Finsness (Equitation on the Flat - November) ............................ Olivia Dorey (Equiation on the Flat - February) ............................................McKenzie Lantz (Reining - February) .......................... Kylee Arbuckle (Equitation on the Flat - March) ......................................Paige Stawicki (Horsemanship - March) NRHA Collegiate Reining Derby Selections 2011...........................................Becca Haaland, McKenzie Lantz 2012............................................ McKenzie Lantz, Lauren Tieche
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2013............................................ McKenzie Lantz, Lauren Tieche 2014............................................ McKenzie Lantz, Lauren Tieche AQHA Horsemanship Challenge Selections 2012....................................................................Megan Hawkins 2013.......................................................................Paige Stawicki 2014................................................................... Heather Schmidt WEF Collegiate Equestrian Challenge Selections 2012........................................................................Carly Anthony 2013...........................................................................Olivia Dorey 2014.........................................................................Abby O’Mara NCEA Academic Team 2012..............................Olivia Dorey (First), Maria Salazar (First) .............................. Kelly Truesdell (First), Grace Rogers (Second) .............................Carly Anthony (HM), Melanie Carraway (HM), ....................................................................Isabel Jolicoeur (HM) 2013............................ Carly Anthony (First), Sami Belcher (First) .................................... Olivia Dorey (First), Becca Haaland (First) ..................................Maria Salazar (First), Paige Stawicki (First) ........................Kylee Arbuckle (Second), Lauren Tieche (Second) ........................................Megan Hawkins (HM), Sara Parr (HM), ....................................... Grace Rogers (HM), Anna Sasser (HM), ...................................................................Megan Southam (HM) 2014............................ Kylee Arbuckle (First), Olivia Dorey (First) ....................................Rachel Kolb (First), McKenzie Lantz (First) .................................Anna Sasser (First), Megan Southam (First) ..................................Paige Stawicki (First), Lauren Tieche (First) ........................ Heather Schmidt (Second), Leylan Gleeson (HM) ..................................... Caitlyn Francis (HM), Abby O’Mara (HM) ...............................................................................Sara Parr (HM) NCEA Academic Honor Roll 2013..........................Lauren Tieche, Megan Hawkins, Sara Parr, .........................Anna Sasser, Megan Southam, Nicki Alexander, ..................................................... Samantha Baker, Madi Berger, ......................................Honey Beth Campbell, Faith Fiorenzano, ..................... Jenny Freeman, Allison Haspel, Julia Hemingway, ................................Jackie Hoyt, Morgan Justiss, Selby Merritt, ..............................Kate Skoglund, Ali Sullivan, Kelsey Thatcher, ..................................................................................Brittlan Wall 2014.................. Nicki Alexander, Morgan Beavers, Madi Berger ............................................ Jaclyn Beckley, Caroline Blackshear .................Honey Beth Campbell, Madi Clark, Sydney Crenshaw ....................................................Emily DuPont, Faith Fiorenzano, .......................Audrey Gallager, Heather Ham, Julia Hemingway .................................. Jackie Hoyt, Brittany Lynch, Laura Malone ........................... Selby Merritt, Kate Skoglund, Kelsey Thatcher SEC Academic Honor Roll 2004..............................................Meghan Bohn, Janice Brown, ................. Shannon Christensen, Ivey Cundiff, Julie Feibleman, .......................................Lindsey Finn, Kate Foley, Melinda Ford, .............................Erin Goblisch, Leigh Harper, Lauren Haygood, ........................... Monnye Hedrick, Erin Hernandez, Loren Hicks, ............................. Staci Hutsell, Colleen Johnson, Emily Keene, ........................................Jana Korn, Emily Lewis, Rachel Lewis, ....................Patty Mattingly, LeAnn McCoy, Rebecca McNorrill, ....................... Lizzie Newsome, Leigh Nichol, Phylinda Ramsey, .....................Kristin Randall, Cherie Rector, Megan Richardson, ....................Vanessa Sanson, Myria Shipman, Ashley Slocumb, ................. Amber Smith-Sims, Byerly Vaughn, Cristina Winsco, ................................................ Jessica Wittmeyer, Paige Yergen 2005..............................................Meghan Bohn, Janice Brown, ..................................... Shannon Christensen, Sarah Dunsmore, ..............................Kari Ellingson, Logan Fiorentino, Katie Foley, .............................. Mendy Ford, Tricia Fowler, Caroline Gardner, ................................Leigh Harper, Anna Hichborn, Staci Hutsell, ................................ Leslie Immel, Emily Keene, Sadie Knowles, ............................Emily Lewis, Patty Mattingly, Brittany Morley, ........................ Phylinda Ramsey, Kristin Randall, Cherie Rector, ..........................................Megan Richardson, Vanessa Sanson, .....................Ashley Slocumb, Amber Smith-Sims, Sara Stukas, ................................................... Byerly Vaughn, Cristina Winsco 2006................... Kristy Akins, Rachel Berkowitz, Michelle Blair, ............................. Megan Bohn, Kelly Bonau, Elizabeth Bradley, ............................. Heather Brown, Loren Buck, Jessy Campbell, ..................... Ashley Chandler, Sarah Dunsmore, Kari Ellingson, ...................... Logan Fiorentino, Tricia Fowler, Caroline Gardner, .......................Jennifer Gebhardt, Leigh Harper, Anna Hichborn, ................................... Allison Hush, Staci Hutsell, Leslie Immel, ..............................Emily Lewis, Patty Mattingly, Lauren McGirt, ..................... Sarah Meier, Catherine Pennington, Kara Preston, .................. Cherie Rector, Megan Richardson, Vanessa Sanson, ................. Ashley Slocumb, Amber Smith-Sims, Byerly Vaughn, ................................. Carly Veldman, Leslie Webb, Kelly Winsco 2007.......................Kristy Akins, Sarah Ashcraft, Michelle Blair,
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Shannon Larsen, Alexa Lieppe, Ashton Paisley, ......................................... Olivia Poff, Allie Sharp, Alicia Shrum, ................... Diandra St. Hiliare, Kate Stewart, Caitlin Tenewitz, ............................................................................... Daisy Whelan 2010.........................Meghan Adams, Alex Andes, Kelsey Berry, ....................Krissan Blanchard, Anastasia Bobilev, Katie Brown ................................... Ali Eidson, Alex Finder, Marianna Grebel, ...................... Katie Hagerty, Amanda Hanafi, Sara Hemingway, ......................... Madeleine Howe, Kacy Jenkins, Kate Johnson, .................................Emma Lipma, Lauren Love, Ashton Paisely, .................................Olivia Poff, Lanier Roberts, Amelia Rogers, ................................... Allie Sharp, Alicia Shrum, Alison Slutsky, ..................... Diandra St. Hilaire, Kelly Truesdell, Daisy Whelan 2011..................... Alex Andes, Carly Anthony, Samantha Baker, ...........................Kelsey Berry, Katelin Brown, Madeline Brown, ............................... Melanie Carraway, Britain Cecil, Ali Eidson, ...........................Jenny Freeman, Katie Hagerty, Allison Haspel, .......................... Rachel Howard, Kacy Jenkins, Taylor Maloney, ........................Michelle Morris, Ashton Paisley, Lanier Roberts, .............................Amelia Rogers, Grace Rogers, Maria Salazar, .................Alison Slutsky, Diandra St. Hilaire, Lauren Stefanski, ...................................Ali Sullivan, Kelly Truesdell, Laura Upton, 2012....................... Nicki Alexander, Alex Andes, Carly Anthony ........................ Louise Ashley, Samantha Baker, Jaclyn Beckley, ................Kelsey Berry, Madeline Brown, Honey Beth Campbell ...................... Melanie Carraway, Morgan Collins, Katie Crump, ...................................Olivia Dorey, Ali Eidson, Faith Fiorenzano, ..........................Caitlyn Francis, Jenny Freeman, Sarah Gravely, ...........................Becca Haaland, Kate Hagerty, Hayley Haskins, .........................Allison Haspel, Julia Hemingway, Jacklyn Hoyt, ............................Isabel Jolicoeur, Tara Maloney, Selby Merritt, ...........................Michelle Morris, Grace Rogers, Maria Salazar, ............................Anna Sasser, Lauren Shamon, Kate Skoglund, .......................... Rachel Stallman, Morgan Stamey, Ali Sullivan, ...................Kelsey Thatcher, Alyssa Thompson, Kelly Truesdell, ....................................................... Brittlan Wall, Megan Yeager ....................................................... Brittlan Wall, Megan Yeager 2013...........................................Nicki Alexander, Carly Anthony, ........................Kylee Arbuckle, Louise Ashley, Samantha Baker, ................................Jaclyn Beckley, Sami Belcher, Madi Berger, ................................Caroline Blackshear, Honey Beth Campbell, ........................................Madi Clark, Katie Crump, Olivia Dorey, ..................... Faith Fiorenzano, Jenny Freeman, Becca Haaland, ..........................Allison Haspel, Julia Hemingway, Jacklyn Hoyt .....................Isabel Jolicoeur, Morgan Justiss, McKenzie Lantz, .......................................Selby Merritt, Sara Parr, Grace Rogers, .............................Maria Salazar, Anna Sasser, Lauren Shamon, ..................... Kate Skoglund, Megan Southam, Morgan Stamey .............................Paige Stawicki, Ali Sullivan, Kelsey Thatcher, ...............................Lauren Tieche, Brittlan Wall, Megan Yeager 2014...................Nicki Alexander,Kylee Arbuckle, Louise Ashley ............................Morgan Beavers, Jaclyn Beckley Madi Berger ............................................... Caroline Blackshear, Abby Brown, ......................... Honey Beth Campbell, Madi Clark, Katie Crump ............................................Sydney Crenshaw, Jessica Dencker, ..................................Olivia Dorey, Emily DuPont, Kendall Fately ..........................Faith Fiorenzano, Olivia Gaude, Leylan Gleeson .............................. Heather Ham,Julia Hemingway, Jackie Hoyt ......................Morgan Justiss, Isabel Jolicoeur, McKenzie Lantz ................................. Rachel Kolb, Brittany Lynch, Laura Malone .................................. Selby Merritt, Sara Parr, Heather Schmidt ......................... Lauren Shamon, Kate Skoglund, Paige Stawicki .................................Kelsey Thather, Lauren Tieche, Erica Webb NCEA Horse of the Year 2012.......................................... Moulin (Equitaiton Over Fences) 2013............................................. Riant (Equitation Over Fences) 2014............................................. Waffle (Equitation on the Flat)
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GEORGIA EQUESTRIAN
THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Creating exceptional experiences for a lifetime.
In January of 1785 — two years after the Revolutionary War — the Georgia legislature adopted the charter that created the University of Georgia. In founding the nation’s first state university, the legislature also gave birth to the American system of public higher education. Over the past 220 years, Georgia and its university have grown together as partners in a burgeoning prosperity that has made the University a fast-track contender for educational pre-eminence. With more than 33,400 students, a work force of more than 9,000 and an annual budget of over $1.4 billion, the University of Georgia is Georgia’s largest, oldest and most comprehensive educational institution. Widely recognized for excellence in instruction, research and public service, the University has moved into the ranks of America’s foremost public universities.
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According to the Open Doors 2012 list, Georgia ranked fifth in the nation in the number of students who participate in summer and other short-term study abroad programs.
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The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine was ranked 9th in the most recent U.S. News and World Report ranking of colleges of veterinary medicine.
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The UGA school of law is ranked 13th among the top public law school’s in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2014 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools
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Kiplinger Magazine ranks UGA 15th in its 2013 list of the “100 Best Values in Public Colleges.”
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U.S. News & World Report ranks the Terry College’s BBA program 19th among public business schools.
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U.S. News & World Report’s 2013 “Best Colleges” edition has UGA ranked 21st among public universities.
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From the hills of Georgia’s northland beams thy noble brow, And the sons of Georgia rising pledge with scared vow. ‘Neath the pine trees’ stately shadow spread thy riches rare. And thy sons, dear Alma Mater, will thy treasures share. And thy daughters proudly join thee, take their rightful place, side by side into the future, equal dreams embrace. Through the ages, Alma Mater, Men will look to thee, thou the fairest of the Southland, Georgia’s Varsity. Alma Mater, thee we’ll honor, true and loyal be, ever crowned with praise and glory, Georgia, hail to thee.
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University of Georgia Facts and Figures • The University of Georgia is the oldest state-chartered university in America. • UGA’s College of Veterinary Medicine offers a doctorate degree, as well as post-doctoral training of interns and residents and is ranked 12th among the nation’s veterinary schools. • The University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication is home of the Peabody Awards, one of the nation’s premier honors in broadcasting, • East Campus Village, a complex of four student residence halls and associated amenities located on East Campus near the Ramsey Student Center, provides housing for 1,200 students. A dining hall is also part of the complex. • UGA students consistently win some of the top scholarships award to American undergraduates. UGA has had six Rhodes Scholars in the last 10 years, and students have also received Goldwater, Truman, GatesCambridge, Marshall and Mellon scholarships. • The $43 million Student Learning Center is one of the largest and most technologically advanced teaching facilities at any American university. The 200,000-square foot building contains 26 computer wired classrooms with a total of 2,240 seats; an electronic library which seats 2,000 and has 500 computer workstations and a reading room and numerous student and meeting rooms.
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2014-15 Georgia Equestrian Schedule Red and Black Scrimmage Bishop, Ga. at South Carolina* Blythewood, S.C. Alabama (Exh.) Bishop, Ga. at Baylor Waco, Texas at SMU Dallas, Texas Auburn* Bishop, Ga. at Texas A&M* College Station, Texas at UT-Martin Martin, Tenn. vs. Kansas State Martin, Tenn. South Carolina* Bishop, Ga. Delaware State Bishop, Ga. at Auburn* Auburn, Ala. Texas A&M* Bishop, Ga. at Fresno State Fresno, Calif. vs. TCU Fresno, Calif. Southeastern Conference Championship College Station, Texas NCEA Championship Waco, Texas
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